Departmental Internet

David Davies: To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission what redesigns of websites operated by the Electoral Commission have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the  (a) cost to the public purse and  (b) date of completion of each such redesign was.

Gary Streeter: The Electoral Commission informs me that it has completed two website re-design projects in this period.
	The first was the re-development of its corporate website:
	www.electoralcommission.org.uk
	This project was completed in June 2008 at a cost of £283,744.
	The second was the re-development of the Commission's voter information website:
	www.aboutmyvote.co.uk
	This project was completed in August 2008 at a cost of £140,600.

Armed Forces: Absence without Leave

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed forces personnel went absent without leave  (a) from posts (i) in Scotland, (ii) in Northern Ireland, (iii) in Wales, (iv) in England and (v) overseas and  (b) while on operations in each month of 2009.

Kevan Jones: The information is not held in the format requested. Centrally held information relates to the number of Absent Without Leave incidents and not to the number of personnel. Additionally, data are only available by month in respect of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. In respect of the Army, only the year to date total is held centrally and to obtain this information by month will require a manual search of records which could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The available figures are provided in the following table.
	AWOL statistics are recorded by the number of incidences reported. Within this total there may be Service Personnel who have been AWOL on more than one occasion. Furthermore, following the reporting of an incidence of AWOL, information may later come to light of extenuating circumstances for that unauthorised absence, such as compassionate, hospitalisation or travel delays beyond the individual's control. In such cases they may not have been formally charged but the incidence is still recorded.
	
		
			Region
			   Royal Navy  Eastern  Western  Northern  Army  Royal Air Force  Region 
			 January 5 5 5 0 - 1 Scotland 
			 February 10 5 5 0 - 0 - 
			 March 10 5 5 0 - 0 - 
			 April 5 5 0 0 - 0 - 
			 May 10 5 5 0 - 0 - 
			 June 10 5 5 0 - 0 - 
			 July 10 5 0 0 - 0 - 
			 August 5 5 0 0 - 1 England 
			 September 10 5 5 0 - 0 - 
			 October 10 5 0 0 - 1 England 
			 November 5 0 0 0 - 3 England 
			 Total (1)82 0 0 0 (1)1,695 (1)6 - 
			 (1) This is the number of recorded incidences, not the number of people AWOL or the number of charges brought.  Notes: 1. Figures in respect of the Royal Navy and Army rounded to nearest 5. 2. The Royal Navy record their AWOL incidences by regions of the United Kingdom (Eastern, Western and Northern) from the ship or unit where they absconded from.

Armed Forces: Cadets

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 
	(1)  what the  (a) inflow and  (b) outflow has been of each cadet and combined cadet force in each month of 2009 to date;
	(2)  what the  (a) required and  (b) actual number of cadet staff has been in each month of 2009 to date.

Kevan Jones: Statistics on the strengths of the Adult Volunteers for cadet forces and each cadet and combined cadet force is contained within the document "TSP 7 Annual Publication UK Reserves and Cadets as at 1 April 2009." This is available in the Library of the House or/and at the following link:
	www.dasa.mod.uk
	Monthly information is neither held centrally nor in the format requested and could only be provided by a manual search of records at disproportionate cost.
	We are greatly indebted to the superb commitment of the adult volunteers who continue to provide such a rewarding experience for the cadets in detachments throughout the country. I am extremely grateful to the Cadet Force Adult Volunteers for the commitment and leadership they continue to display.

Armed Forces: Training

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the training restrictions placed on the Officer Training Corps apply to  (a) University Air Squadrons and  (b) University Royal Naval Units.

Bill Rammell: There are currently no training restrictions in place on the Officer Training Corps (OTC). Payments for officer cadets attending training have been suspended since October 2009 as part of a range of budgetary measures put forward by the Army this year. UOTC activities are continuing on a voluntary basis, although travel and subsistence costs are being met and all cadets will have the opportunity to earn their annual bounty.
	The Royal Air Force has made a 10 per cent. reduction in its university Air Squadron ground training budget for this financial year, the flying training budget has not been affected. This has reduced some adventurous training activities, and annual paid training days for cadets have been reduced from 35 to 31.
	No training restrictions have been placed on university Royal Navy units this year.

Bailey Bridges

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the load capacity is of the Bailey bridge recently constructed over the River Derwent; and whether his Department plans to build a temporary road bridge over the River Derwent.

Bill Rammell: The load capacity of the temporary footbridge built across the River Derwent is 4.5 tonnes. We are not aware of any plans for Cumbria county council or central Government to ask Defence for the construction of a road bridge, temporary or otherwise.

Military Bases: Browndown

Peter Viggers: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans there are to continue the activities of those Army Cadet Force units which use the Browndown military accommodation following its planned closure.

Kevan Jones: Cornwall Army Cadet Force (ACF) was the only ACF which used Browndown for its annual camp. This will now take place at Penhale or St. Mawgan. 145 Brigade's Central Training camps for adults and senior cadets were formerly held at Browndown. These will now be run at Bicester Garrison, Longmoor or Malta Lines in Aldershot, depending on availability.

Naval Strike Wing

Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the order of battle of the Naval Strike Wing is; where it is based; and what its command structure is.

Bill Rammell: The Naval Strike Wing (NSW) is part of Joint Force Harrier (JFH) which is based at RAF Cottesmore. NSW flies the Harrier GR9 aircraft and comprises 197 personnel, including 16 pilots. Commanding Officer NSW, a Royal Navy (RN) Commander, is directly responsible to the JFH Force Commander (FC), a RAF Group Captain, who is also Station Commander at RAF Cottesmore.
	The JFH FC is responsible to Air Officer Commanding (AOC) No. 1 Group, RAF Air Command, through Captain Harrier, a RN manned position within HQ No. 1 Group, RAF AIR Command-AOC 1 Gp is the Aircraft Operating Authority for all JFH aircraft, aircrew and support personnel.

Departmental Conferences

John Baron: To ask the Minister for the Olympics which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in her Department since its inception; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference.

Tessa Jowell: Information on overseas conferences attended by civil servants in the Cabinet Office and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will be covered in the answers provided by the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at DCMS, respectively.

Departmental Internet

David Davies: To ask the Minister for the Olympics what redesigns of websites operated by her Office have taken place since 27 June 2007; and what the  (a) cost to the public purse and  (b) date of completion of each such redesign was.

Tessa Jowell: Information on the redesigns of websites in the Cabinet Office and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will be covered in the answers provided by the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at DCMS, respectively.

Departmental Training

John Baron: To ask the Minister for the Olympics how many overseas training courses were attended by her Office's civil servants in the latest period for which figures are available; how many civil servants attended each course; and what the total cost to the public purse was of each course.

Tessa Jowell: Civil servants in the Government Olympic Executive (GOE) report to me through the permanent secretary of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and will therefore be included in the answer provided by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at DCMS. Cabinet Office civil servants will be covered in the answer provided by the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office.

Hotels

Anne Main: To ask the Minister for the Olympics how much her Office spent on hotel accommodation for  (a) Ministers,  (b) special advisers and  (c) civil servants in each of the last five years.

Tessa Jowell: The Government publish an annual list of all (international) ministerial travel costing over £500. The list includes a breakdown of travel by all Ministers and the global figure for the cost of ministerial travel includes the cost of staff (including special advisers) accompanying Ministers. Detail of travel taken in the current year will be published as soon as it is ready after the end of the financial year. All ministerial travel is undertaken in accordance with the Ministerial Code.
	Information on other hotel accommodation used by myself, special advisers and civil servants in my office will be included in the answer provided by the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office.

Olympic Games 2012

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Minister for the Olympics how many groups in the Government Olympic Executive have responsibility for 2012 Olympic legacy matters; what the  (a) membership is and  (b) responsibilities for Olympic legacy matters of each such group are; and how many times each such group has met in the last 12 months.

Tessa Jowell: The Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Board in the Government Olympic Executive has responsibility for managing the legacy from the 2012 games.
	Four supporting boards report to the Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Board: covering East London, sports, social and economic legacy. There is also a Nations and Regions Group which ensures that the legacy of the games is UK-wide.
	The members consist of civil servants from across Whitehall and representatives from external organisations who give their time for free.
	This year the Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Board has met three times. Each of its four sub-groups has met two or three times and the Nations and Regions Group members have met four times
	I will place the terms of reference and membership for each of the groups mentioned above in the Libraries of both Houses.

Sports: Obesity

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps his Department is taking to encourage participation in sport in Leeds West constituency in order to reduce levels of obesity; and what funding has been made available for this purpose in 2009-10.

Gerry Sutcliffe: DCMS is primarily focused on increasing sports participation, with Sport England as our key delivery partner. However, this is part of a joint target with the Department of Health to get 2 million more people more physically active, including one million more people playing more sport. DCMS and Sport England work very closely with the Department for Health across this target and sport will, of course, have a great positive effect on people's health.
	As the non-departmental public body with responsibility for community sport, Sport England's aim is to increase and sustain levels of participation in sport and develop talent to drive standards of elite performance throughout the country. Their funding is distributed as part of the commitment to get 1 million more people playing more sport by 2012.
	National governing bodies of sport (NGBs) are at the heart of the strategy as it is their networks of community clubs, coaches and volunteers that make sport happen. Sport England is investing £480 million through 46 governing bodies over the next four years and have agreed grow, sustain and excel targets with each one. Each sport has developed a whole sport plan to achieve these targets.
	In addition to the funding which is distributed through NGBs, Sport England also operates a number of other funding streams. In 2009-10 Leeds, West received a revenue Sportsmatch award of £50,000 through Exchequer funding to Leeds Rugby Academy for a community sports programme.
	While no additional lottery awards have been made in the current financial year to Leeds, West, in previous financial years the total value of capital and revenue funding to Leeds, West totalled £2,249,610.

Sports: York

Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what financial assistance  (a) the Government and  (b) the National Lottery has given to (i) amateur sports clubs, (ii) sport in schools and (iii) professional sports clubs in York since 1996-97.

Gerry Sutcliffe: The information is as follows:
	 Amateur sports clubs
	(i) In 2002 the Department introduced the Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC) Scheme which provides certain tax reliefs for registered clubs, similar to those normally given to charities. The Department does not hold records on the number of clubs registered or the financial benefit received by registered clubs in York. However as at November 2009 the CASC scheme has 5,511 registered clubs across the UK, and Deloittes estimate that it has saved community amateur sports nearly £61 million since the scheme's inception. This money has gone back into sport and has enabled clubs to spend it on everything from facilities to kit.
	Sport England has invested approximately £300 million nationally into national governing bodies of sport (not including the Football Foundation funding) since 2005. While a proportion of this funding was used to develop amateur sports clubs, Sport England are unable to breakdown the information as required. They also provide extra funding (in addition to their funding of national governing bodies of sport) directly to amateur sports clubs around the country including in York.
	The Football Foundation, who is funded by the premier league, the Football Association and the Government, has advised that since its inception in 2000, it has granted a total of £2,227,115 to amateur sports clubs in York. Since 1999 The Big Lottery Fund has also awarded £73,743, through a total of 19 awards, benefiting amateur sports in the city of York constituency.
	 Sport in schools
	(ii) Since 2003, approximately £2.4 billion has been invested nationally to support sport in schools through the PE, School Sport and Club Links (PESSCL) strategy and then the PE and Sport Strategy for Young People (PESSYP). This total is a mixture of Exchequer and lottery funding, of which £686 million has been lottery funding. The Department is unable to provide a breakdown of this total at local authority level without incurring a disproportionate cost.
	The Big Lottery has advised that they awarded £887,392 through a total of 24 awards, benefiting sport in schools in the city of York.
	 Professional sport
	(iii) In terms of lottery funding, the York City football club received a total of £556,163 through the Football Youth Development Programme. The following table provides details of individual awards by year:
	
		
			   Recipient  Project title  Local authority  Total (£) 
			 1998-99 York City FC Football Youth Development Programme York 288,690 
			 2003-04 York City FC Football Youth Development Programme York 138,000 
			 2004-05 York City FC Football Youth Development Programme York 67,890 
			 2005-06 York City FC Football Youth Development Programme York 61,583 
			 Grand total556,163 
			  Source: Sport England

Departmental Electronic Equipment

Greg Hands: To ask the Prime Minister how many plasma screen televisions his Office has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year.

Gordon Brown: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office (Angela E. Smith) on 14 December 2009,  Official Report, column 839W.

Iraq Committee of Inquiry

Edward Davey: To ask the Prime Minister if he will publish a list of all the documents the Government has made available to the Iraq Inquiry.

Gordon Brown: I refer the hon. Member to my statement of 15 June 2009,  Official Report, column 23.

Equalities and Human Rights Commission: Research

John Battle: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what research the Equalities and Human Rights Commission has  (a) conducted and  (b) evaluated on equal pay in respect of (i) ethnic groups, (ii) disabled and able-bodied people and (iii) part-time and full-time employees in (A) Leeds and (B) England; and what level of difference in pay has been identified for each group in each location.

Maria Eagle: The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published two research reports on gender pay gaps by different equality strands since December 2008. They are: •
	Pay Gaps Across Equalities Areas by Simonetta Longhi and Lucinda Platt of the Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex (ECHR Research Report no. 9, 2008); and
	Pay Gaps Across the Equality Strands: a review by Hilary Metcalf of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (ECHR Research Report no. 14, 2009).
	The first study consists of a statistical analysis of the Labour Force Survey; the second study is a review of the existing research evidence from 200 onwards. Both reports take a Great Britain wide approach and show data on pay gaps by ethnicity and disability and also include some information on full-time and part-time pay gaps. However, neither report presents data separately for England or for Leeds.

Christmas

Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department has spent on Christmas  (a) cards,  (b) parties and  (c) decorations in the last 12 months.

Shaun Woodward: The total spent by the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), its agencies, arms length bodies, and including the Public Prosecution Service on Christmas cards to individuals working in and with the Northern Ireland community was £1,960.53. At Hillsborough castle, provision of two Christmas trees cost £195.00 with a further £909.14 spent on decorations across the rest of the Department. The Northern Ireland Office London office, to mark the work of staff during the year, held a special event; the total cost for this event was £990.28.

Departmental Publicity

Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department has spent on  (a) ministerial photoshoots and  (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years for which figures are available.

Paul Goggins: The Northern Ireland Office (NIO), including its arms length bodies and the Public Prosecution Service Northern Ireland but excluding its agencies and NDPBs, has had no expenditure on  (a) ministerial photoshoots or  (b) production of videos in which Ministers appear in the last three years.

Police Service of Northern Ireland: Finance

Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the policing budget in Northern Ireland has been in each year since 1979.

Paul Goggins: The information requested is available only for the last 10 years and is as follows:
	
		
			  £ million 
			   Resource DEL  Capital DEL  AME  Total 
			 1999-2000 640.8 14.1 - 654.9 
			 2000-01 671.5 12.8 - 684.3 
			 2001-02 687.5 18.2 - 705.7 
			 2002-03 702.4 21.6 - 724 
			 2003-04 696 20.4 - 716.4 
			 2004-05 736.4 31.7 - 768.1 
			 2005-06 856.8 32.2 - 889 
			 2006-07 895.2 38.7 - 933.9 
			 2007-08 957 38.4 236.4 1,231.8 
			 2008-09 933.5 41.1 265.2 1,239.8 
			 2009-10 911.8 42.4 288.5 1,242.7

Taxis: Guide Dogs

Neil Gerrard: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many exemptions have been granted on medical grounds to licensed tax drivers from the requirement under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to carry guide dogs with their owners.

Sadiq Khan: The Department for Transport does not have access to this data centrally as exemptions are issued by local licensing authorities. It will be for licensing authorities to keep their own records as to the numbers of exemptions issued from the duty to carry assistance dogs.

Departmental Publications

Nick Hurd: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the monetary value is of his Department's contract with Seven Squared for the production of its staff magazine; and for what reason the magazine is not produced by his Department's communications office.

Dan Norris: The monetary value of the contract with Seven Squared to produce  Landscape magazine for the financial year 2008-09 was £136,752.24 (not including VAT).
	 Landscape is DEFRA's staff magazine. It is a high quality publication that is issued 10 times a year and made available to staff in DEFRA, our Executive agencies and the other partner organisations with which we work. Research shows that the magazine is well read, well received and makes a strong contribution to the effectiveness of the business by raising awareness of our wide-ranging portfolio, and for ensuring that staff are clear about the purpose and direction of the Department.
	It is more cost-effective for us to outsource publication of  Landscape to an agency which has the necessary range of specialist equipment, software, technical skills and editorial skills to produce this high quality magazine. To establish and maintain a publication unit in-house which would be underutilised in this specific instance, cannot be justified.

International Assistance

Phyllis Starkey: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which governments contributed to the delivery of aid supplies provided by his Department in  (a) 2007,  (b) 2008 and  (c) 2009, and what steps the Government took in consequence in each case.

Michael Foster: The Department for International Development (DFID) works with other Governments to deliver its aid in two ways:
	Financial aid to partner Governments
	Through delegated co-operation or co-financing arrangements where one donor leads in the relationship with the partner Government.
	We only give financial aid to partner Governments when there is a shared commitment to poverty reduction, human rights and strengthening public financial management. We protect our funds in three ways:
	We assess the risks carefully and have our assessment checked by external experts.
	We ensure that Governments have a credible reform programme to improve their systems; and provide technical support to help them.
	We use safeguards to prevent mis-use of funds and ensure the adequacy of these is checked by independent experts; e.g. additional audits of particular sectors or tracking money from the Ministry of Finance to make sure it gets to the right places.
	Details of where UK aid is delivered are publicly available through the DFID annual reports which are available through the DFID website:
	http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Site-search/?q=annual+report

Departmental Conferences

John Baron: To ask the Leader of the House which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in her Office in the last three years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference.

Barbara Keeley: Since June 2007, no civil servants based in the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons have attended conferences held overseas. The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons joined the Cabinet Office in June 2007 and information from before this time can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Departmental Electronic Equipment

Greg Hands: To ask the Leader of the House how many plasma screen televisions her Office has purchased since 2001; and what the cost has been of purchasing and installing such screens in each such year.

Barbara Keeley: I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided by the Cabinet Office on 14 December 2009,  Official Report, column 839W. This information can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
	The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons joined the Cabinet Office in June 2007 and information from before this time can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Departmental Written Questions

Mark Harper: To ask the Leader of the House how many and what percentage of Parliamentary Questions tabled for written Answer by her on a named day in session 2008-09 received a substantive Answer on that day.

Barbara Keeley: 52 parliamentary questions for named day were tabled to my right hon. and learned Friend during the 2008-09 Session. 100 per cent. of these questions were answered on the named day and substantively.
	Central guidance on answering parliamentary questions is now available in the 'Guide to Parliamentary Work', at:
	http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/parliamentary-clerk-guide.aspx
	In the response to the Procedure Committee report on written parliamentary questions, the Government accepted the Committee's recommendation that Departments be required to provide the Procedure Committee with sessional statistics in a standard format on the time taken to respond to written parliamentary questions, accompanied by an explanatory memorandum setting out any factors affecting their performance. This will be taken forward as soon as possible.

Council Tax: Billing

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the new requirements to publish efficiency information on council tax bills; and whether research was conducted before implementation of the requirements on the comprehensibility of the information.

Barbara Follett: In the Explanatory Memorandum to the 2008 Regulations governing the inclusion of efficiency information on and with council tax bills, the Department committed to review their operation this financial year.
	The review consisted of two telephone surveys; the first, on the local government experience, asked how people had reacted to the information. It found that about a third of councils were contacted at least once in response to the efficiency information presented on or with the council tax bills. It also asked what operational difficulties, if any, councils had encountered in meeting the requirement. Overall, authorities did not experience the level of difficulty anticipated in their response to the 2008 consultation on the proposal.
	The second survey questioned a small number of consumer groups on their understanding of the public response to the information and sought their views about its effective presentation. Provision of efficiency information was generally welcomed in so far as it meant that the public could be better informed about the work that their local authorities are engaged in.

Departmental Public Relations

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what payments  (a) the Fire Service College and  (b) his Department has made to ICE Ltd. in each of the last five years; and to what projects these payments relate.

Barbara Follett: holding answer 14 December 2009
	 The information is as follows:
	 (a) The Fire Service College have made the following payments to ICE Ltd:
	
		
			  Business area: Centre for Leadership  £ 
			 2005 0 
			 2006 20,000 
			 2007 44,000 
			 2008 10,000 
			 2009 0 
		
	
	 (b) The Department has made no payments to ICE Ltd. in the last five years.

Fire Services

Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance documents issued by his Department to fire and rescue authorities on Integrated Risk Management Plans relate to  (a) the location of fire stations and fire appliances,  (b) the hours of operation of fire stations,  (c) the priority given to protecting life,  (d) the priority given to protecting property and  (e) socio-economic and geo-demographic targeting of support.

Shahid Malik: Decisions on operational issues such as the location of fire stations and fire appliances, the hours of operation of fire stations and the priority given to identified and assessed risks are taken by individual Fire and Rescue Authorities (FRAs) as part of the integrated risk management planning process.
	A range of IRMP related guidance has been issued to FRAs and is available on the Communities and Local Government website at:
	http://www.communities.gov.uk/fire/developingfuture/integratedriskmanagement/
	The guidance, which is non-prescriptive, is designed to provide advice and assistance on IRMP and its associated processes, allowing local authorities and local communities to make appropriate decisions at the local level.
	The Department has also provided each fire and rescue service with a suite of software called the fire service emergency cover (FSEC) toolkit. This toolkit allows each fire and rescue service to undertake a risk-based assessment of their area. FSEC is based upon a geographical information system, which takes account of a range of factors including socio-economic and geo-demographic data, and uses bespoke software to calculate the probable losses based on a particular set of response strategies in terms of lives lost and property costs. That then enables the FRA to determine its optimum prevention, protection and response strategies appropriate to its own area.

Fire Services

Andrew Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the recent impact assessment in respect of delays to the FiReControl Projects; which fire services were identified as higher risk; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the full results of the impact assessments.

Shahid Malik: We undertook an impact assessment of project delay, working with the fire and rescue services. No fire and rescue service identified unmanageable risks as a result. A small number of fire and rescue services identified increased risks and we are working with them to mitigate these. The information provided by the fire and rescue service was on a confidential basis.

Fire Services

Andrew Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the cost of measures taken as a result of delays to the FireLink and FiReControl projects; and which of them are included in the FiReControl business case.

Shahid Malik: Firelink delays have resulted in additional costs in project management which have been recovered from the contractor. The Firelink project has also incurred additional costs for project management in providing an interim solution to enhance integration with existing control rooms due to FiReControl delay. The cost is estimated at £4.6 million Under FiReControl, the estimated cost of the delay in July is £40 million. We have entered into a royalties deal with our supplier on future sales of the system to recover these costs for the taxpayer while enabling the system to be developed. The cost of any delay are referred to in the FiReControl Business Case.

Homelessness: Leeds

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many and what proportion of people classed as homeless and in priority need are under the age of 25 years in Leeds city area; and if he will make a statement.

Ian Austin: Information about English local housing authorities' actions under the homelessness legislation (part 7 of the Housing Act 1996) is collected at local authority level, and published by the Department in the quarterly Statistical Release on Statutory Homelessness, available both in the Library and via the CLG website at:
	http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/corporate/statistics/homelessnessq32009
	Data collected includes the number of households accepted by local housing authorities as eligible for assistance, unintentionally homeless and in priority need, and therefore owed a main homelessness duty (to secure that suitable accommodation is available).
	Data on age of applicants accepted as owed a main homelessness duty is available at national level and provided in table 10(b) of the statistical release, found at the link above and in the Library. The first age band shows applicants who are aged between 16 and 24 years old (all applicants must be 16 or over).
	Data is also available at a national level on applicant households with dependent children accepted as owed a main homelessness duty, in table 5 of the statistical release mentioned above. However the actual number of children is not held centrally.
	During the July to September quarter 2009, there were 123 homeless acceptances in Leeds, of which 30, or 24 per cent. were from applicants aged 16 to 24 and 84, or 68 per cent. were households with dependent children.
	A table showing the number and proportion of accepted applicants aged between 16 and 24 years and applicant households with dependent children, at local authority level has been placed in the Library.

Housing

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer of 11 November 2009,  Official Report, column 525W, on housing, how many first time buyers purchased a home with a mortgage in the UK in each year from 1979 to 1995.

Ian Austin: The numbers of first time buyers purchasing a home with a mortgage in the UK in each year from 1979 to 1995 are presented in the following table:
	
		
			  First time buyers purchasing with a mortgage, UK 
			   Number 
			 1979 320,200 
			 1980 314,400 
			 1981 342,100 
			 1982 433,800 
			 1983 477,600 
			 1984 531,300 
			 1985 557,800 
			 1986 612,700 
			 1987 523,700 
			 1988 580,300 
			 1989 455,200 
			 1990 409,200 
			 1991 336,200 
			 1992 447,600 
			 1993 519,500 
			 1994 532,100 
			 1995 420,300 
			  Source: Council of Mortgage Lenders. 
		
	
	Today there are 1.6 million more homeowners than in 1991 and 1 million more than in 1997.

Housing: Expenditure

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department and its predecessors spent on housing in each year since 1997-98 expressed in real terms in 2009 prices.

Ian Austin: Data on public expenditure by department and function is published annually in "Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses". The latest edition was published in June 2009 (Cm 7630) and includes data from financial year 1997-98 up to and including 2007-08.

ICE

David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what payments  (a) the Fire Service College and  (b) his Department have made to ICE Ltd. in each of the last five years; and to which projects these payments relate.

Barbara Follett: The information is as follows:
	 (a) The Fire Service College have made the following payments to ICE Ltd:
	
		
			  Business area: Centre for Leadership  £ 
			 2005 0 
			 2006 20,000 
			 2007 44,000 
			 2008 10,000 
			 2009 0 
		
	
	 (b) The Department has made no payments to ICE Ltd. in the last five years.

Local Government: Standards

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what mechanisms are used to  (a) collect,  (b) check and  (c) publish statistical data for the purposes of the (i) local spending reports and (b) Total Place initiative.

Barbara Follett: Expenditure data published in local spending reports are official statistics and are collected, checked and published in line with guidelines for such statistics.
	Total Place data is collected and owned by the pilot areas involved on a voluntary basis. CLG has commissioned a report which will summarise and comment on these findings and will be published following agreement of a final draft.

Marinas: Planning Permission

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what planning guidance is in place in relation to building marinas on  (a) protected coastline and  (b) adjoining Green Belt land.

Ian Austin: There is no planning policy or guidance specific to marinas on protected coastlines or within or adjoining Green Belt. Our policy on the latter is set out in Planning Policy Guidance Note 2, Green Belts, available on the website:
	www.communities.gov.uk

Planning

Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many requests in each region he has received for planning applications to be called in  (a) under an Article 14 declaration and  (b) under section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in each of the last 10 years; how many of those have been called in; and if he will make a statement.

Ian Austin: The following tables show, by region, the annual number of third party requests for planning applications to be called-in; the number of planning applications referred under section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA); the number of applications called-in; and the number of article 14 Directions issued. Figures before 2002 have been excluded due to potential data inaccuracies.
	The power to call-in any planning application is provided solely by section 77 of the TCPA. An article 14 Direction simply prevents a local planning authority from granting permission for a specific proposal.
	
		
			  South  W est region 
			  Number 
			   Third  party requests  All referrals  Called-in  Article 14 
			 2009 6 84 1 7 
			 2008 8 82 5 8 
			 2007 8 75 2 5 
			 2006 33 132 13 11 
			 2005 34 166 14 28 
			 2004 20 184 14 24 
			 2003 5 172 18 32 
			 2002 8 146 7 18 
		
	
	
		
			  South  East  region 
			  Number 
			   Third party requests  All referrals  Called-in  Article 14 
			 2009 21 128 3 4 
			 2008 12 146 6 2 
			 2007 20 171 8 10 
			 2006 17 183 8 8 
			 2005 17 211 18 35 
			 2004 6 178 11 6 
			 2003 19 252 20 40 
			 2002 8 199 19 34 
		
	
	
		
			  East  region 
			  Number 
			   Third party requests  All referrals  Called-in  Article 14 
			 2009 15 65 5 4 
			 2008 43 119 42 8 
			 2007 0 77 5 9 
			 2006 1 92 5 4 
			 2005 1 124 6 21 
			 2004 2 116 2 16 
			 2003 3 169 6 29 
			 2002 9 133 7 27 
		
	
	
		
			  North East  region 
			  Number 
			   Third party requests  All referrals  Called-in  Article 14 
			 2009 9 58 0 5 
			 2008 15 62 2 4 
			 2007 7 68 1 9 
			 2006 14 69 9 4 
			 2005 3 67 6 12 
			 2004 0 68 3 13 
			 2003 3 69 12 13 
			 2002 4 73 5 10 
		
	
	
		
			  London  region 
			  Number 
			   Third party requests  All referrals  Called-in  Article 14 
			 2009 19 88 5 5 
			 2008 18 90 7 7 
			 2007 15 118 4 4 
			 2006 21 111 6 14 
			 2005 27 143 10 29 
			 2004 20 141 11 19 
			 2003 15 117 3 25 
			 2002 24 126 14 30 
		
	
	
		
			  West Midlands  region 
			  Number 
			   Third party requests  All referrals  Called-in  Article 14 
			 2009 7 80 5 5 
			 2008 3 74 7 7 
			 2007 10 121 4 4 
			 2006 15 117 6 14 
			 2005 8 112 10 29 
			 2004 19 138 11 19 
			 2003 8 127 n j 25 
			 2002 18 147 14 30 
		
	
	
		
			  East Midlands  region 
			  Number 
			   Third party requests  All referrals  Called-in  Article 14 
			 2009 5 46 3 5 
			 2008 2 51 0 5 
			 2007 1 59 1 1 
			 2006 3 59 3 7 
			 2005 4 58 5 10 
			 2004 5 75 7 14 
			 2003 8 76 8 9 
			 2002 10 74 7 23 
		
	
	
		
			  Yorkshire and Humber  region 
			  Number 
			  Yorkshire and Humber region  Third party requests  All referrals  Called-in  Article 14 
			 2009 5 78 1 7 
			 2008 3 99 3 16 
			 2007 7 89 0 9 
			 2006 7 108 3 15 
			 2005 3 143 7 37 
			 2004 2 151 3 29 
			 2003 3 176 14 27 
			 2002 5 138 5 24 
		
	
	
		
			  North West  region 
			  Number 
			   Third party requests  All referrals  Called-in  Article 14 
			 2009 0 63 3 7 
			 2008 3 114 6 13 
			 2007 2 82 3 7 
			 2006 7 118 14 24 
			 2005 3 142 9 25 
			 2004 1 163 16 33 
			 2003 1 181 12 29 
			 2002 2 184 16 29

Departmental Written Questions

Mark Harper: To ask the Solicitor-General how many and what percentage of Parliamentary Questions tabled for written answer by her on a named day in session 2008-09 received a substantive answer on that day.

Vera Baird: Of the 29 named day questions tabled to my Department in the 2008-09 parliamentary session, 28 per cent. or 96 per cent. of them were answered on the day nominated by questioners.

Mutual Building Societies

Paul Rowen: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps his Department is taking to assist mutual building societies during the recession.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: Government have taken and will continue to take steps to promote competition and consumer choice through supporting the development of a strong, competitive and sustainable building society sector. Government are facilitating discussions on funding and capital, with the objective of strengthening the robustness of the mutual building society model, and enhancing their provision of mortgages to home buyers. Government will continue to ensure their actions are in taxpayers' interests.

International Finance Facility for Immunisation

John Robertson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on financial support for the International Finance Facility for Immunisation; and if he will make a statement.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a range of international counterparts as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such meetings.
	In September the Prime Minister announced a £600 million expansion of the Innovative Finance Facility for Immunisation, with the UK contributing £250million, this expansion will support health systems in developing countries.

Comprehensive Spending Review

Graham Allen: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to announce the timetable for the next Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement.

Liam Byrne: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer my right hon. Friend gave the hon. Member for Putney (Justine Greening) earlier today.

Child Tax Credit

David Crausby: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in the UK are  (a) eligible for and  (b) in receipt of child tax credit.

Stephen Timms: Estimates of the number of households eligible for Child Tax Credit in 2006-07, which are the latest available, are provided in table 1 of the HM Revenue and Customs publication "Child and Working Tax Credit Take-up rates 2006-07". This publication is available at:
	http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtc-take-up2006-07.pdf
	The latest information on the number of households receiving Child Tax Credit is available in the HMRC snapshot publication "Child and Working Tax Credits Statistics. April 2009". This can be found at:
	http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtc-apr09.pdf

Employee Benefit Trusts

Vincent Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many interest-free loans have been made from employee benefit trusts in each of the last five years.

Stephen Timms: HM Revenue and Customs do not keep a record of the number of loans taken from Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs). It is known that many loans are taken from EBTs by employees, some on an interest free basis and some on an interest bearing basis. Where loans are taken on an interest free basis the employee is liable to a tax charge on the benefit arising (s.175 ITEPA 2003).

Income Tax Personal Allowance

Danny Alexander: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received on the levels of income tax personal allowance; and if he will make a statement.

Stephen Timms: Treasury Ministers and officials receive representations from a wide range of organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such representations.
	The personal allowance and the age related allowance will be maintained at their current level, providing a real- terms benefit relative to September's retail price index.

National Insurance Contributions

Gregory Campbell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much national insurance a person earning the national average wage paid in 1997; and if he will estimate how much it will be in 2010.

Stephen Timms: holding answer 14 December 2009
	The annual amount of primary Class 1 national insurance contributions for individuals earning the average weekly wage for 1996-97 and 2009-10 can be found in the following table:
	
		
			   Gross weekly wage (£)  Annual Class 1 NICS (£)  Percentage of income paid as NICS 
			 1996-97 359.60 1,616.16 8.6 
			 2009-10 590.70 2,749.60 9.0

Child Rearing

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent steps her Department has taken to provide financial assistance to relatives and friends who care for children who would otherwise have been taken into care.

Helen Goodman: Most benefits for children are administered by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC); this includes child benefit, guardian's allowance, and child tax credits.
	Income Support is available to single people who have responsibility for a child under the age of 10. A single relative or friend may therefore be eligible for income support if they are responsible for a child who would otherwise have been taken into care. Income support can also be paid where a child under age 16 is placed with a single person under fostering arrangements or prior to adoption.
	Income Support is also available to people, whether single or not, who are temporarily looking after a child out of necessity because that child's parent or guardian is either ill or absent from home.
	Customers who are responsible for a dependent and are in receipt of pension credit may be eligible for one or more of the HMRC administered benefits, none of which are taken into account as income for pension credit purposes.
	If the customer qualifies for carer's allowance for looking after a disabled child they could receive an additional amount for caring.
	Where a child is being looked after by a local authority and placed with a relative or friend, the financial assistance in respect of that child is the responsibility of the local authority.

Disability Living Allowance

Danny Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people resident in  (a) Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency,  (b) the Highlands and  (c) Scotland received the (i) mobility component, (ii) care component and (iii) both the mobility and the care components of the disability living allowance in each of the last five years.  [Official Report, 9 February 2010, Vol. 505, c. 3-6MC.]

Jonathan R Shaw: The available information is in the following tables.
	
		
			  Disability living allowance cases in payment for the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey parliamentary constituency for each of the last five years, as at May of each year 
			  May each year 
			   2005  2006  2007  2008  2009 
			 Total 4,300 4,460 4,540 4,710 4,960 
			   
			 Higher care and higher mobility 720 750 790 830 840 
			 Higher care and lower mobility 360 380 380 400 420 
			 Higher care only 60 60 70 80 80 
			 Middle care and higher mobility 600 620 650 670 700 
			 Middle care and lower mobility 770 820 850 880 960 
			 Middle care only 150 160 150 150 170 
			   
			 Lower care and higher mobility 430 430 430 450 480 
			 Lower care and lower mobility 370 380 400 420 430 
			 Lower care only 250 280 270 290 320 
			   
			 Higher mobility only 480 480 460 450 460 
			   
			 Lower mobility only 100 100 90 100 100 
			  Notes: 1 Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 2. Figures show the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and exclude people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital. 3. The postcode of a claimant is used to assign the parliamentary constituency, local authority and government office region. Local authorities are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant postcode directory.  Source: NOMIS 
		
	
	
		
			  Disability living allowance cases in payment for the highland local authority for each of the last five years, as at May of each year 
			  May each year 
			   2005  2006  2007  2008  2009 
			 Total 10,270 10,590 10,830 11,250 11,740 
			   
			 Higher care and higher mobility 1,790 1,880 1,980 2,050 2,100 
			 Higher care and lower mobility 680 710 740 770 810 
			 Higher care only 160 160 170 190 180 
			   
			 Middle care and higher mobility 1,570 1,620 1,680 1,730 1,830 
			 Middle care and lower mobility 1,640 1,710 1,800 1,890 2,010 
			 Middle care only 400 410 380 390 410 
			   
			 Lower care and higher mobility 1,140 1,140 1,150 1,230 1,300 
			 Lower care and lower mobility 710 750 800 830 870 
			 Lower care only 660 690 680 710 780 
			   
			 Higher mobility only 1,320 1,300 1,250 1,260 1,250 
			   
			 Lower mobility only 210 210 200 200 210 
			  Notes: 1 Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 2. Figures show the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and exclude people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital. 3. The Highlands region is defined as the local authority of the claimant. The postcode of a claimant is used to assign the parliamentary constituency, local authority and government office region. Local authorities are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant postcode directory.  Source: NOMIS 
		
	
	
		
			  Disability living allowance cases in payment in Scotland for each of the last five years, as at May of each year 
			  May each year 
			   2005  2006  2007  2008  2009 
			 Total 303,990 311,000 318,090 327,310 337,270 
			   
			 Higher care and higher mobility 52,140 53,810 56,560 58,890 60,410 
			 Higher care and lower mobility 17,440 18,160 19,130 20,230 21,360 
			 Higher care only 3,730 3,740 3,610 3,760 3,800 
			   
			 Middle care and higher mobility 49,570 50,680 52,310 53,890 55,260 
			 Middle care and lower mobility 41,670 44,320 46,670 48,910 51,740 
			 Middle care only 10,440 10,510 10,170 10,110 10,270 
			   
			 Lower care and higher mobility 37,270 37,550 37,880 38,550 39,600 
			 Lower care and lower mobility 17,840 19,230 20,490 22,330 24,230 
			 Lower care only 20,040 20,560 20,810 21,580 22,680 
			   
			 Higher mobility only 46,760 45,240 43,140 41,520 40,060 
			   
			 Lower mobility only 7,060 7,220 7,320 7,540 7,870 
			  Notes: 1 Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 2. Figures show the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and exclude people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital. 3. The postcode of a claimant is used to assign the parliamentary constituency, local authority and government office region. Local authorities are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant postcode directory.  Source: NOMIS

Housing Benefit: Islington

Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what information her Department holds on the average amount of housing benefit paid to those in receipt of jobseeker's allowance in the London borough of Islington.

Helen Goodman: The most recent available information is that, as at August 2009, the Average amount of weekly housing benefit paid to recipients of jobseekers allowance in the London borough of Islington was £115.83.
	 Notes:
	1. The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple.
	2. The figure has been rounded to the nearest penny.
	 Source:
	Single housing benefit extract (SHBE) taken in August 2009.

Winter Fuel Payments: Leeds

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Leeds West constituency received winter fuel payments in 2008-09.

Angela Eagle: 14,180 individuals in Leeds, West constituency received a winter fuel payment in 2008-09.
	 Notes:
	1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
	2. Parliamentary constituencies are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant ONS postcode directory.
	 Source:
	Information Directorate, DWP

Bermuda

Andy Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to support the government of Bermuda in tackling gun crime; and if he will make a statement.

Chris Bryant: Under the Bermuda Constitution, the governor has responsibility for the police. He is working closely with the Bermuda police service and the Bermuda Government to help the police tackle rising gun crime. Three overseas police forces have offered their experience and advice: a force in Florida, the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Washington DC area and West Midlands police in the UK. All three offers have been accepted by Bermuda and will be put to the best possible use.

Departmental Cost Effectiveness

Vincent Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what efficiency savings projects  (a) his Department and  (b) its agencies put in place under the Operational Efficiency Programme; on what date each such project was initiated; how much each such project was expected to contribute to departmental savings; how much had been saved through each such project on the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

Chris Bryant: Building on the Comprehensive Spending Review 07 (CSR07) programme to deliver £35 billion in savings by the end of financial year 2010-11, the Operational Efficiency Programme (OEP) is a key part of the Government's drive to achieve greater efficiency savings across public spending.
	The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is working on its contribution towards the £35billion in savings as outlined in its most recent Departmental Report and forthcoming Autumn Performance Report. Despite over £100 million of financial pressures caused by Sterling's fall in value, the FCO is working to achieve its OEP contribution through:
	The Corporate Services Programme, which was launched in December 2008. This is expected to deliver £4 million in financial benefits in 2010-11. As of November 2009, the Corporate Services Programme had delivered £3.4 million in financial benefits from outsourcing facilities management services, localising corporate services positions overseas and rationalising corporate services activity in the UK.
	Corporate Procurement which is contributing £2 million savings in Programme Spend targeted mainly at the daily rates being charged by organisations awarded accountable grants and £2 million savings through the implementation of the FCO's Consultancy Value Programme and Category Management for Consultancy.
	FCO Services (FCOS) which is an independent trading fund. In addition to their £6million saving target already agreed for CSR07, FCOS will generate an additional £4million in 2010-11 by driving down their costs further and through an increased dividend.
	£2.1 million to be found by further driving down of costs.
	The wider FCO Family is also contributing. The British Council will deliver £2.6 million in savings in 2010-11 through its Business Transformation programme which began in May 2009. The BBC World Service has made strides in the sharing and outsourcing of back office functions, including procurement and will continue to examine its processes to help produce future savings to contribute £3.3 million.

Departmental Manpower

William Hague: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what change there has been in the number of locally-engaged staff at each overseas post as a result of budgetary changes since the withdrawal of the Overseas Price Mechanism; and if he will make a statement.

David Miliband: Staffing levels at posts take into account a number of factors, chiefly operational need, affordability and sustainability. Local budgets are devolved to heads of post, therefore, the recording of changes to the number of locally engaged staff as a result of the withdrawal of the overseas price mechanism (OPM) and any subsequent budgetary changes are not held centrally. To provide a breakdown for each overseas post spanning the period from the withdrawal of OPM to the present could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Departmental Standards

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what reasons the decision was made to change the corporate services programme from a five- to a three-year programme; and if he will make a statement.

Chris Bryant: The corporate services programme has a key role to play in driving cost savings from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's back office. It was directed to deliver those savings within a three year timescale in light of the tight fiscal climate.

Gibraltar: Territorial Waters

Nicholas Winterton: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 
	(1)  what assessment he has made of the merits of the government of Gibraltar's application to the European Court of First Instance against Commission Decision 2009/95/EC updating a list of sites of Community importance for the Mediterranean biogeographical region; and if he will make a statement;
	(2)  what discussions his Department had with  (a) the Gibraltarian government,  (b) the Spanish government and  (c) the European Commission prior to Commission Decision 2009/95/EC updating a list of sites of Community importance for the Mediterranean biogeographical region; and if he will make a statement;
	(3)  what representations he has made to  (a) the Gibraltarian government,  (b) the Spanish government and  (c) the European Commission on Commission Decision 2009/95/EC updating a list of sites of Community importance for the Mediterranean biogeographical region since the decision was made; and if he will make a statement;
	(4)  what his Department's policy is on the government of Gibraltar's application for the annulment of the Spanish site of Community importance known as Estrecho Oriental; and if he will make it his policy to challenge any new decision by the European Commission adopting an updated list of such sites which does not recognise the sovereignty of Gibraltar over its territorial waters.

Chris Bryant: We are fully confident of the United Kingdom's sovereignty over British Gibraltar Territorial Waters (BGTW).
	The UK has sought and received permission from the European General Court to intervene in support of the Government of Gibraltar's application for annulment of Commission Decision 2009/95/EC updating a list of sites of Community importance for the Mediterranean biogeographical region insofar as it relates to the "Estrecho Oriental" site. The court has indicated that it will hear admissibility arguments first. Our written intervention on admissibility issues will be submitted to the court in January 2010 and we cannot comment further on the contents of that intervention at this stage.
	We fully support the Government of Gibraltar on this issue and remain in close contact with them. We have made representations to both the European Commission and Spain in order to object to their actions on this matter and have placed on record that the UK does not recognise the validity of the Estrecho Oriental listing. We object that Spain should have sought to have an area of BGTW listed and that this listing should have been approved. The UK is the only state competent to propose a Site of Community Importance within BGTW. During the recent negotiations on the latest proposed Decision updating the list of sites in the Mediterranean, the UK voted against the proposal because of the inclusion of the Spanish designation of Estrecho Oriental. We are considering our options in the event of a new Commission Decision including this site on its list.

Government Departments: Wine

David Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the estimated total value of alcoholic beverages in the Government Wine Cellar is; what it was in 2008-09; how many bottles of  (a) wine,  (b) beer,  (c) spirits and  (d) other alcoholic beverages are held in the cellar; and how many alcoholic beverages from the cellar were consumed in the last year.

Chris Bryant: The Government Hospitality wine cellar provides for all Government Departments. I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Member for Lincoln (Gillian Merron) to the hon. Member for Bath (Mr. Foster) on 28 April 2009,  Official Report, column 1204W. Since then the size of cellar has grown by about 500 bottles, and in value by about £85,000. In the 2008-09 financial year, Government Hospitality used about 14 per cent. of its stock, which is in line with previous years.

Israel

Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the government of Israel on the continued building of illegal settlements.

Ivan Lewis: holding answer 14 December 2009
	Settlements, including in East Jerusalem, are illegal and an obstacle to peace. We want Israel's 25 November 2009 announcement on a settlement moratorium to become a step towards resuming meaningful negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians. We continue to call for a full settlement freeze in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, including so-called 'natural growth', in accordance with the responsibilities in the 2003 Roadmap.
	My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has reiterated the UK position to the Israeli Government on several occasions, most recently in his telephone conversation with the Israeli Foreign Minister on 25 November 2009.

Middle East: Armed Conflict

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received of  (a) the number of (i) rockets and (ii) arms held by Hezbollah in Lebanon and  (b) the number of militia being trained by Hezbollah in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement.

Ivan Lewis: The latest report from the UN Secretary General on UN Security Council Resolution 1701 highlighted that Hezbollah continues to maintain a substantial military capacity distinct from that of the Lebanese State, in direct contravention of Security Council Resolutions 1559 and 1701. It also makes clear that Hezbollah have not challenged allegations regarding its armament and increased military capability.
	All these reports are available on the UN website at:
	http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/sgrep09.htm
	This, combined with statements made by Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Hezbollah, suggest that Hezbollah has increased its military capacity. However, we lack definitive figures.

Overseas Territories Consultative Council

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the recently-held Overseas Territories Consultative Council meeting.

Chris Bryant: I had open and frank exchanges with the Overseas Territory leaders (except Gibraltar, which did not attend) at this year's Overseas Territories Consultative Council on a wide range of subjects. We agreed the following in a communiqué issued after the meeting:
	to continue discussions on the relationship between the UK and the Overseas Territories;
	to recommit to the principles of good governance;
	that the UK will, where appropriate, assist the Territories to meet their international obligations;
	the importance of respect for human rights and the need to safeguard children;
	to finalise action within Territories to enable extension to all the populated Territories of the International Labour Organisation convention 182 on the worst forms of child labour and the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, during the course of 2010;
	the importance of managing public finances so that Territories are better placed to guard against downturns in their economies;
	the need to review the Overseas Territories borrowing guidelines;
	the importance of implementing recommendations from the Foot review of British offshore financial centres;
	that the UK will support efforts to tackle crime in the Overseas Territories.

Somalia

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans to send British personnel to Somalia as part of an EU Security Sector Reform mission.

Ivan Lewis: The UK has no plans to send British personnel into Somalia as part of the EU security sector reform mission. There are ongoing discussions in the EU about the possibility of a Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) mission for Somalia to train Somali security forces.
	If a CSDP mission were to be deployed, the training would take place in another country or other countries because of the fragile security situation inside Somalia. The issue is still being considered and a final decision on a possible CSDP mission will be subject to appropriate assessments, consultation and agreement. Any UK contribution would be dependent on our available resources and the operational needs identified.

Prisoners: Voting Rights

Mark Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he plans to take in response to the recent Council of Europe Resolution on prisoner voting rights in the UK.

Michael Wills: The Government note the interim resolution by the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers' Deputies in the case of Hirst (No 2). We have recently completed a two-stage consultation on the voting rights of convicted prisoners. We are carefully analysing the responses to the consultation. The Government take their obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights seriously. But we must arrive at an approach which respects the judgment of the Court in Hirst (No 2) while at the same time taking into account the political context and traditions of the United Kingdom.

Prisons: Visits

Dominic Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which prisons in England and Wales allow visits to inmates on Christmas Day.

Jack Straw: Visits do not normally take place on Christmas day, Boxing day or Good Friday. Some prisons may have their own local arrangements where there may be some provision for visits on these days. However, this information is not recorded centrally and could only be obtained by approaching 135 prisons and young offender institutions across England and Wales.

Abortion

Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost to the NHS was of the abortion procedures undertaken on non-UK residents in hospitals and clinics in England in 2008.

Gillian Merron: There is no cost to the national health service for non-UK residents receiving non-emergency abortions as these will be privately funded.
	Data for the cost of emergency abortions for non-UK residents is not held centrally. It is important to note that emergency abortions are a rare occurrence.

Cholesterol

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in England have high cholesterol rates; and if he will make a statement.

Ann Keen: According to data from the Quality Outcomes Framework that is available, approximately 700,000 adults in England had a cholesterol in 2008-09 of more than five millimoles per litre.

Christmas

David Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many Christmas trees were purchased by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; what the cost was of those trees in each year; from where the trees were sourced; what account was taken of the sustainability of the sources of the trees; and by what process the trees were disposed of.

Phil Hope: The mandatory requirement for Departments prior to 1 April 2009 was that Christmas trees should be procured from legal sources which are preferably sustainable. The requirement since 1 April 2009 is that Christmas trees must also be purchased from sustainable sources. The Government have developed a set of criteria and a definition of sustainable which can be found on the latest guidance, the 'Timber Procurement Advice Note (TPAN April 2009). This is available on the Central Point of Expertise on Timber website at:
	www.proforest.net/cpet/files/TPAN
	All of the trees purchased in 2009 came from a sustainable source. The costs include the delivery, installation and collection and sustainable disposal for each tree. For all trees purchased in 2009 new trees are planted. The costs in 2009 represent the purchase of three small trees for Richmond House to replace artificial trees that were broken and one large tree in Skipton House at a cost of £2,485. The cost of the large tree is broken down as follows:
	
		
			   £ 
			 Cost of tree and decoration 1,786 
			 Collection and disposal 375 
			 VAT at 15 per cent. 324 
		
	
	We purchased a smaller tree in Skipton House in 2009 saving £418 on the costs incurred in 2008
	The following table summarises the number and cost of all the Christmas trees purchased by the Department and its agencies in each of the last five years.
	 Department of Health
	
		
			   Trees purchased  Total cost (£) 
			 2005 1 1,145 
			 2006 1 1,750 
			 2007 2 2,162 
			 2008 1 2,903 
			 2009 4 3,235 
		
	
	 Medicines and Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA)
	MHRA does not hold records of any purchases before 2006. Details of Christmas trees purchased since 2007 are as follows:
	
		
			   Trees purchased  Total cost (£) 
			 2007 1 2,705.50 
			 2008 1 2,674.00 
			 2009 0 0 
		
	
	The tree purchased in 2007 was provided as part of the landlord service charge and we have no records of the source of this tree. The tree purchased in 2008 came from a sustainable forest and a tree was replanted. When finished with use the tree was collected, shredded and turned into compost.
	The Purchasing and Supply Agency has not purchased any trees.

Departmental Written Questions

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of Parliamentary Questions tabled for written Answer by his Department on a named day in session 2008-09 received a substantive Answer on that day.

Phil Hope: 840 questions were tabled for answer on a named day, of which 789 (94 per cent.) were answered on the day specified.

Hospitals: Inspections

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital inspections were carried out by the Care Quality Commission and its predecessors in each of the last three years; and how many visits to hospital premises were made by inspectors from the Care Quality Commission and its predecessors in each of the last three years.

Mike O'Brien: The Care Quality Commission has provided the following information.
	The information is not available in the format requested.
	Since 1 April 2009, there have been 84 inspections of national health service trusts against core standards and 74 inspections of non-NHS acute hospitals. In addition, the Commission has completed 186 health care associated infection inspections of NHS trusts.
	The total number of inspections of independent health care providers for the previous three years carried out by the Healthcare Commission were:
	
		
			   Number 
			 2006-07 412 
			 2007-08 865 
			 2008-09 402 
			  Note This includes all independent health care providers regulated by Healthcare Commission, not all of which are hospitals. 
		
	
	The total number of NHS trusts inspected by the Healthcare Commission against core standards were:
	
		
			   Number 
			 2007-08 79 
			 2008-09 84 
			  Note: This is not the number of individual visits. Some trusts had more than one visit as part of an inspection. 
		
	
	The number of health care associated inspections of NHS trusts carried out by the Healthcare Commission were:
	
		
			   Number 
			 2007-08 120 
			 2008-09 190 
			  Note: This does not include follow up visits. 
		
	
	These figures do not include service reviews, clinical audits, or any of the investigations undertaken by the Healthcare Commission.

Leicestershire Primary Care Trust: Diabetes

Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent by Leicestershire Primary Care Trust on  (a) diabetes prevention measures,  (b) treatment of diabetes and  (c) treatment of diabetes-related illnesses in each of the last three years.

Ann Keen: The information is not available in the format requested.
	Estimated expenditure on diabetes for Leicester City Teaching Primary Care Trust (PCT) and Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT for 2005-06 to 2007-08 is shown in the following table.
	
		
			  Programme budgeting estimated expenditure on diabetes 2005-06 to 2007-08 
			  £000 
			   Programme budgeting category 04a diabetes 
			  Expenditure on own population  Leicester City Teaching PCT  Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT 
			 2005-06 5,672 8,499 
			 2006-07 7,219 10,371 
			 2007-08 8,156 13,618 
			  Notes: 1. The programme budgeting data collection is complex. Therefore, expenditure figures are best estimates rather than precise measurements. Year on year comparisons are not straightforward due to annual refinements to the data collection methodology and changes to underlying data sources. 2. Diabetes is a subcategory of endocrine, nutritional and metabolic problems. Subcategory level data tend to be less robust than main category data as they are smaller categories and are therefore subject to greater variation. 3. Figures include expenditure across all sectors. Disease specific expenditure does not include expenditure on prevention, or GP expenditure, but does include prescribing expenditure. 4. Programme budgeting data for 2004-05 to 2007-08 are published on the Department website. 2008-09 expenditure data have been collected and are undergoing validation prior to publication.  Source: Annual PCT programme budgeting financial returns

Mental Health Services

Norman Lamb: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how the new patient right to maximum waiting times proposed for the NHS Constitution will apply to  (a) mental health services,  (b) consultant-led community mental health teams,  (c) psychological therapies for lower level anxiety and depression and  (d) psychological therapies for severe mental illnesses.

Phil Hope: Much of mental health activity will be outside the scope of 18 weeks. However, where these services are consultant-led, the 18 week operational standard applies to referrals to mental health services, consultant led community mental health teams, psychological therapies for lower level anxiety and depression and psychological therapies for severe mental illnesses.
	Subject to the outcome of "The NHS Constitution: A consultation on new patient rights", it is intended that the right will be applied in the same way as the 18 week operational standard.

Mental Health Services

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what provision for psychotherapy is available under the NHS.

Phil Hope: The Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme aims to improve access to evidence based psychological therapy for people with depression or anxiety disorders, launched in autumn 2009 and currently delivered in 109 primary care trusts (PCTs), by 2010-11 every PCTs in the country will have begun to establish a service.
	Although the IAPT programme had focused initially on cognitive behavioural therapy, the national health service has recently extended a commitment to deliver the full range of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence approved interventions including interpersonal therapy, couples therapy, brief dynamic therapy, counselling and collaborative care as services develop from 2010-11.

Smoking: Young People

David Crausby: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made in reducing the incidence of smoking in the 11 to 15 year old age group over the last three years.

Gillian Merron: Information is not available in the format requested.
	Information on the incidence of smoking among young people (defined as regular smokers, occasional smokers and current smokers) is contained within table 2.1 of 'Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England in 2008'. Information is provided by gender and includes the years 2006, 2007 and 2008.
	This publication has been placed in the Library and is also available on the NHS Information Centre website at:
	www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/sdd08fullreport/SDD_England_2008_full_report.pdf

Social Security Benefits: Disabled

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  what effect his policy of no cash losers has on the proposal for reform set out in the Government's Social Care Green Paper on Social Care;
	(2)  what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the policy of no cash losers.

Phil Hope: We think it is important to provide certainty to those people who will be in receipt of disability benefits for older people when we introduce the new National Care Service. If disability benefits for older people were reformed as part of the National Care Service, those receiving the affected benefits at the time of reform would continue to receive the same level of cash support. We will give more details about the National Care Service offer in our White Paper next year, and this will include information on the costs and benefits of a new care and support system.

Social Services: Public Consultation

Mark Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many Big Care Debate events have been held since the publication of the Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together, in July 2009; in which Parliamentary constituencies these events have been held; and which hon. and right hon. Members have been  (a) invited to attend these events and  (b) are recorded as having attended these events.

Phil Hope: During the Green Paper consultation period, the Department organised 80 roadshows for the public, and 37 events for stakeholders. They were held in the following constituencies: Ashford; Basingstoke; Bath; Bedford; Bethnal Green and Bow; Birmingham, Ladywood; Blackpool South; Bognor Regis and Littlehampton; Bournemouth East; Bournemouth West; Brecon and Radnorshire; Brighton, Pavilion; Bristol East; Carlisle; Cities of London and Westminster; City of York; Crawley; Croydon Central; Darlington; Dartford; Derby South; Dudley South; Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush; Exeter; Harborough; Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle; Lancaster and Wyre; Leeds Central; Leicester South; Leicester West; Lincoln; Liverpool, Riverside; Manchester Central; Morley and Rothwell; Newcastle upon Tyne Central; North East Milton Keynes; North Swindon; North West Durham; Northampton South; Norwich North; Norwich South; Nottingham South; Nuneaton; Oxford West and Abingdon; Peterborough; Poplar and Canning Town; Reading East; Rugby and Kenilworth; Sheffield Central; Sheffield, Attercliffe; Southampton, Itchen; Stoke-on-Trent Central; Stretford and Urmston; Taunton; Telford; Tunbridge Wells; Tyne Bridge; Vauxhall; and Wolverhampton South West.
	The following hon. and right hon. Members were invited to attend Big Care Debate stakeholder events located in the Government Office Region for which they were responsible as Regional Ministers: the hon. Member for Dudley, North (Mr. Austin); the right hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne, East and Wallsend (Mr. Brown); the hon. Member for Stevenage (Barbara Follett); the right hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Tessa Jowell); the right hon. Member for South Dorset (Jim Knight); the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Jonathan Shaw); the right hon. Member for Doncaster, Central (Ms Winterton); and the hon. Member for Oldham, East and Saddleworth (Mr. Woolas).
	We have on record that the Secretary of State for Health, the Minister of State for Care Services and the Regional Minister for Yorkshire and Humber each attended one or more Big Care Debate events.

Tourette Syndrome

Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what provision is made in the training of general practitioners to enable them to recognise and support people with Tourette syndrome; and if he will make a statement.

Ann Keen: The content of curriculum and quality and standard of training for general practitioners is not the responsibility of the Department but the responsibility of the appropriate professional regulatory body.
	However, the Department is committed to working with the professional regulatory bodies, Royal Colleges and others to promote high standards of education and training to ensure that doctors are equipped with the up-to-date knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for professional practice.

Academies: Sponsorship

Paul Holmes: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether a final date for full payment of sponsorship funding is agreed between his Department and the sponsor of each academy school.

Vernon Coaker: There are two types of sponsorship payments for Academies: traditional procurement and the endowment model. For traditional procurement Academies that sponsorship payments are a contribution to the capital cost of constructing Academy buildings. Under this model, the timing of the receipt of cash sponsorship varies from academy to academy and is agreed as part of the Funding Agreement between the Department and the academy.
	With the endowment model, sponsors establish an endowment fund which generates revenue for the Academy Company to use to counteract the impact of deprivation on the communities they serve. Under this model, receipts to the Academy Trust are made once the academy has opened, and is usually over a period of five years. This is also agreed as part of the Funding Agreement between the Department and the academy.
	In some instances, under both models, the Department has provided sponsors with some flexibility over the timing of payments made. These are considered on a case by case basis but we would expect sponsors to pay the amounts pledged.

Building Schools for the Future Programme

Brian Iddon: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of Building Schools for the Future funding has been spent on laboratories for practical science in each of the last four years; and whether he has plans to prioritise school science in the next Building Schools for the Future funding round.

Vernon Coaker: The Department for Children Schools and Families does not collect information about the funding of particular types of space.
	However, we know that over the last four years 81 new secondary schools have been built with the benefit of Building Schools for the Future (BSF) funding, at an average cost of £25 million. As each of these schools will have facilities for teaching practical science totalling on average 8 to 10 per cent. of the gross floor area, the cost of providing science accommodation at all these schools can be estimated at around £162 million to £203 million. In the same period, 27 schools have been refurbished and/or extended with BSF funding and many of these projects are likely to include improvements to science accommodation.
	The aim of BSF, the largest capital investment programme for 50 years, is to provide world-class teaching and learning environments across the whole curriculum, including science. The Department does not intend, therefore, to prioritise school science in future BSF rounds.
	The Department is committed to excellent science accommodation, demonstrated by Project Faraday which has developed exemplar designs for school laboratories to meet the needs of 21(st) century practical science teaching. These exemplar projects, many of which are already built, will inform and inspire all those involved in BSF.
	For more information on Project Faraday see:
	www.teachernet.gov.uk/schoolbuildings/

Children's Centres

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 
	(1)  what his most recent assessment is of the effectiveness of Sure Start children's centres in reducing child poverty;
	(2)  what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Sure Start children's centres for low income families.

Dawn Primarolo: Sure Start children's centres both improve children's life chances and help parents into training and employment. All children's centres have links with Job Centre Plus, and in 10 local authorities Job Centre Plus advisers are placed full time in children's centres, helping parents on their journey into work. Children's centres are improving children's life chances: evidence shows that three-year-olds in areas with Sure Start Local Programmes displayed above-average levels of social development and positive social behaviour.
	For more information on the evidence of the benefits of Children's Centres to low income families I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given on 10 November 2009,  Official Report, column 354W, to my hon. Friend the Member for Wirral South, (Ben Chapman).

Children's Centres

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 
	(1)  what recent representations he has received on increasing the number of Sure Start children's centres;
	(2)  how many people use Sure Start children's centres in Leeds West constituency.

Dawn Primarolo: Local authorities are responsible for rolling out Sure Start Children's Centre programmes in their areas. We are on track to achieve the national target for at least 3,500 centres by March 2010, offering access to services for all children under five and their families.
	The Department does not collect information centrally about the numbers of children and families accessing individual Sure Start Children's Centres. We expect local authorities and children's centres to collect data on the take up of services as part of their local performance management arrangements. The Leeds West constituency currently has seven Sure Start Children's Centres offering services to approximately 5,500 children under five and their families. There are no further centres planned for this constituency.

Extracurricular Activities

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 
	(1)  what plans his Department has to support the development of after-school clubs;
	(2)  what recent estimate he has made of the average number of after-school activity clubs in schools in Leeds West constituency;
	(3)  what his most recent assessment is of the effectiveness of after-school clubs in reducing levels of youth crime;
	(4)  what his most recent assessment is of the effectiveness of after-school clubs in improving academic achievement.

Dawn Primarolo: The Department does not collect data on the number of after school clubs. However, over £1 billion in funding is being made available to ensure all schools are offering access to the core offer of extended services by 2010. This includes access to a rich and varied menu of before and after school activities from 8 am to 6 pm and during school holidays where there is demand. In England, over 19,800 (92 per cent.) of schools are already providing access to the core offer of extended services; the Government expect all maintained schools to be doing so by 2010.
	In the constituency of Leeds, West, 30 schools (93 per cent.) are offering the full range of extended services.
	The evidence to date points to the positive effect extended services are having on pupil motivation, behaviour, attendance and disposition to learning. Before and after school clubs not only offer extended learning opportunities but also provide children and young people with the opportunity to participate in diversionary activities which are fun and delivered in an environment which is safe.
	The Department will continue to monitor the effectiveness of the policy as it beds in and more data becomes available. Previous evaluation from the Full Service Extended Schools research (Cummings C, Dyson A, Muijs D, Papps I, Pearson D, Raffo C, Tiplady L and Todd L 2007 "Evaluation of the Full Service Extended Schools Initiative"), as well as reports by Ofsted (Ofsted, 2006 "Extended services in schools and children's centres", Ofsted, 2008, "How well are they doing? The impact of Children's Centres and Extended Schools") provided some qualitative evidence of a positive impact on pupil attainment. These were based on case study evidence of views, perceptions and observations of practitioners and teachers in the context of individual school case studies.

Free School Meals: Leeds

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many  (a) primary and  (b) secondary school pupils receive free schools meals in Leeds West constituency.

Diana Johnson: The requested information is shown in the table, together with the numbers of children eligible for free school meals.
	
		
			  Maintained primary( 1)  and state-funded secondary( 1, 2)  schools: School meal arrangements as at January 2009 in Leeds West parliamentary constituency 
			   Number on roll( 3)  Number of pupils taking free school meals( 4)  Percentage taking free school meals  Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals( 3)  Percentage known to be eligible for free school meals 
			 Primary(1) 6,760 1,400 20.7 1,740 25.7 
			 Secondary(1, 2) 3,690 710 19.3 950 25.7 
			 (1) Includes middle schools as deemed. (2) Includes City Technology colleges and academies. (3) Includes sole and dual (main) registrations. (4) Number of pupils taking a free school meal on the day of the census. Those eligible may choose not to take up their offer of a free school meal for various reasons e.g. through preference or through non-attendance on the day.  Note: Pupil numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.  Source: School Census

Freud Communications: Public Relations

Nick Hurd: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the monetary value is of the communications contract his Department has awarded to Freud Communications; which Minister approved the contract; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract under which such payments have been made.

Diana Johnson: The contract with Freud Communications to deliver the Year of Music, approved by the Secretary of State, is £1 million across the two financial years 2009-10 and 2010-11. This covers all costs associated with the project with Freud acting as the sole agency working with DCSF to delivery this initiative.
	DCSF is aiming to reflect COI's new (to be standard) measures for assessing the impact of PR activity and so the contract is currently still in draft. A copy of the invitation to tender document against which the contract has been placed in the House Libraries.

Schools: Energy

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what advice and assistance his Department provides to schools to enable them to reduce their energy use.

Diana Johnson: DCSF supports schools in reducing their energy in a number of ways. Under advice from the Department's Zero Carbon Task Force, DCSF has recently contracted with British Gas to provide display energy meters to all schools that wish to have one installed. The meters will enable schools to easily monitor their energy usage, and research shows that meters are an effective way of helping users of buildings to manage their energy demands. .
	The display meter offer builds on the Department's Sustainable Schools framework that has been promoted over a number of years by DCSF and through the Government Office network. The framework encourages action on energy reduction and provides guidance including top tips on how this can be achieved.
	The Department also promotes to schools the use of energy contracts that are consistent with criteria considered value for money by the Office of Government Commerce.

Schools: Energy

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what  (a) grants and  (b) other assistance have been provided to schools in Leeds West to help them reduce their energy bills; and if he will make a statement.

Vernon Coaker: In December 2007 the Department set a requirement to reduce carbon emissions from new school buildings by 60 per cent. relative to the energy efficiency standards set out in the 2002 Building Regulations.
	Additional funding (£50/m(2)) was allocated to approximately 200 secondary schools to help meet this target. The Department has requested that completed carbon calculations are submitted for each of these projects so that proposed measures can be monitored and their effectiveness in meeting the target reduction can be evaluated in future. Currently West Leeds Academy is the only school to have completed the carbon calculation in Leeds, West. The school is therefore eligible to receive the additional funding. The planned opening date for West Leeds Academy is September 2011.
	The Energy Savings Trust funding database(1 )contains details of a wide range of funds relevant to local authorities, housing associations and community groups. This searchable database contains details of around 100 funds for energy efficiency improvements, the installation of renewable energy and other initiatives to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide.
	The Low Carbon Buildings Programme(2) (LCBP) also gives grants for match funding of microgeneration technologies for schools. Phase 2 of this scheme continues on from the phase 1 scheme that provided funding to schools from March 2007. Two schools in Leeds, Garforth Community College and Kippax North Junior and Infants School have benefited from LPCB funding.
	(1)http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/business/Business/Resources/Search-for-available-funding
	(2) http://www.lowcarbonbuildingsphase2.org.uk/index.jsp

Schools: Leeds

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 
	(1)  how many  (a) teachers,  (b) teaching assistants and  (c) support staff were employed in Leeds local education authority schools in each year since 1997;
	(2)  how many teaching assistants there are in  (a) Leeds West constituency and  (b) West Yorkshire.

Vernon Coaker: The information requested for Leeds local authority for January 1997, 2001 to 2009 is published in tables 19, 25 and 26 of the Statistical First Release (SFR) "School Workforce in England (including local authority level figures) January 2009 (Revised)" published on 29 September 2009. The SFR is available at the following web link:
	http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000874/Tables19to27_Vals.xls
	The information requested for Leeds local authority for January 1998 to 2000 is published in tables 19, 25 and 26 of the Statistical First Release (SFR) "School Workforce in England (including local authority level figures) January 2008 (Revised)" published on 25 September 2008. The SFR is available at the following web link:
	http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000813/SFR262008_Tables_LA20081021-2.xls
	In January 2009 there were 320 full-time equivalent teaching assistants in service in local authority maintained schools in Leeds, West constituency and 9,000 in West Yorkshire.

Schools: Yorkshire and the Humber

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 
	(1)  what plans he has to rebuild and refurbish  (a) primary and  (b) secondary schools in (i) Leeds West constituency, (ii) Leeds City and (iii) West Yorkshire;
	(2)  how many  (a) primary and  (b) secondary schools in (i) Leeds West constituency and (ii) West Yorkshire have been rebuilt or refurbished since 1997.

Vernon Coaker: In July the Department carried out a survey of all local authorities to gather data on how capital investment in schools has been spent and plans through to 2011. This data is now being validated and reconciled with a similar survey that was carried out in 2007. I will write to my hon. Friend by the end of February 2010 to provide the information requested.

Special Educational Needs

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children with emotional, behavioural and social difficulties there are in  (a) Leeds West constituency,  (b) West Yorkshire and  (c) England.

Diana Johnson: The requested information is shown in the table.
	
		
			  Maintained primary( 1) , State-funded secondary( 1, 2)  and special schools( 3) : Number of pupils( 4)  with behaviour, emotional and social difficulties( 5) -January 2009 in Leeds West parliamentary constituency, West Yorkshire and England 
			   Maintained primary  State-funded secondary  All special 
			 Leeds West 90 60 40 
			 West Yorkshire 2,460 3,840 430 
			 England 59,930 82,270 13,240 
			 (1) Includes middle schools as deemed. (2) Includes City Technology colleges and academies. (3) Includes maintained and non-maintained special schools. Excludes general hospital schools. (4) Headcount of solely registered pupils only. (5) Pupils at School Action Plus and those pupils with a statement of Special Educational Needs provided information on their primary need and, if appropriate, their secondary need. Information on primary need only is given here.  Note: Pupil numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.  Source: School Census

Young Offenders

David Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many electronic tag restrictions on children aged  (a) 10 or 11,  (b) 12 to 14 and  (c) 15 to 17 years old have been (i) issued and (ii) breached in each year since 1997.

Maria Eagle: I have been asked to reply.
	The Electronic Monitoring service began in 1999. The information as follows provides data on the number of electronic monitoring orders received by the electronic monitoring service providers, for juveniles since 2005.
	We cannot provide details on how many electronic orders were received for juveniles in the age groups requested. Nor can we provide details on the number of breaches. During 1999-2004, the contactors recorded data in a different way and it is not recorded centrally. To obtain this data from the previous contractors could only be done at a disproportionate cost.
	
		
			   Age 
			  Current c ontracts( 1)  10-11  12-14  15-17 
			  2005/06
			 Orders made 43 2,808 13,723 
			 Orders reported for breach 12 846 3,825 
			 
			  2006/07
			 Orders made 56 3,538 17,832 
			 Orders reported for breach 23 1,278 5,844 
			 
			  2007/08
			 Orders made 64 3,628 20,078 
			 Orders reported for breach 34 1,609 8,802 
			 
			  2008/09
			 Orders made 38 3,469 19,736 
			 Orders reported for breach 20 1,593 8,815 
			 (1) Financial year. Under the current contracts, juveniles are defined as 10-17 year olds

Apprentices: Bexley

David Evennett: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many small and medium-sized businesses in the London Borough of Bexley are employing apprentices.

Kevin Brennan: Data on the number and size of the employers supporting apprentices is not collected via the individualised leaner record (ILR) and hence the information requested is not currently available.
	From the 2009/10 academic year, this information will be available on the ILR when a unique employer identifier will have to be provided by all employers of apprentices.
	We can provide an estimate of the size of employers that offer and have recruited apprentices from the National Employer Skills Survey (NESS). These data are based on repeated surveys of around 79,000 employers across all business sectors in England. Table 1 shows information from the published 2007 National Employer Skills survey(1) on the number of organisations that had any staff undertaking an apprenticeship in the 12 months prior to interview, by size of employer.
	(1)http://readingroom.lsc.gov.uk/lsc/National/nat-nessurvey2007 mainreport-may08.pdf accessed on 11 December 2009.
	
		
			  Table 1: Percentage of employers that have recruited an apprentice in the last 12 months (NESS 2007) 
			Number of employees of employer 
			   All employers  2-4  5-24  25-99  100-199  200-499  500+ 
			 Percentage of employers that have recruited an apprentice over the previous 12 months (NESS 2007) 6 4 8 11 15 19 26

Apprentices: Finance

Richard Benyon: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what arrangements his Department has put in place for funding for apprenticeships for those aged 19 or more during the transition period between the winding down of the Learning and Skills Council and the creation of the Skills Funding Agency.

Kevin Brennan: The transition of responsibilities from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to the Skills Funding Agency's (SFA) will not have any impact on the funding of adult apprenticeships and will not affect the work of training providers in delivering apprenticeships in England. The National Apprenticeship Service, which was established earlier this year, will provide continuity in the promotion and delivery of apprenticeships to employers and to young people and adults.

Business: Yorkshire and the Humber

John Battle: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 
	(1)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for public administration, defence and compulsory social security in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(2)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for real estate, renting and business activities in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(3)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for financial intermediation in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area.
	(4)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for fishing in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(5)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for agriculture, hunting and forestry in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(6)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for private households employing staff and undifferentiated production activities of households for own use in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(7)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for other community, social and personal service activities in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(8)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for health and social work in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(9)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for extra-territorial organisations and bodies in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(10)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for education in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(11)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for the manufacturing of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency areas;
	(12)  how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for the manufacturing of basic metals and fabricated metal products in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(13)  how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for the manufacturing of other non-metallic mineral products in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(14)  how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for the manufacturing of rubber and plastic products in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(15)  how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for the manufacturing of chemicals, chemical products and man-made fibres in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(16)  how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for the manufacturing of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(17)  how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for the publishing of newspapers in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(18)  how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for the publishing of books in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(19)  how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(20)  how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for pulp, paper and paper products in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(21)  how many companies are registered under UK standard industry classification codes for wood and wood products in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(22)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for leather and leather products in  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(23)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for manufacturing of textiles and textile products in  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(24)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for manufacturing of food products and beverages in  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(25)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for manufacturing in  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(26)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for hotels in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(27)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for hotels and restaurants in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(28)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for repair of personal and household goods in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(29)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for retail trade in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(30)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for wholesale trade and commission trade in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(31)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for retail sale of automotive fuel in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(32)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(33)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for construction in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(34)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for electricity, gas and water supply in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(35)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for the manufacturing not elsewhere classified in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(36)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for the manufacturing of transport equipment in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(37)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for the manufacturing of electrical and optical equipment in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(38)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for supporting and auxiliary transport activities: activities of travel agencies in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(39)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for freight transport by road in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(40)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for transport, storage and communications in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(41)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for bars in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area;
	(42)  how many companies are registered under UK Standard Industry Classification codes for restaurants in the  (a) West Yorkshire,  (b) Leeds City and  (c) Leeds West constituency area.

Angela Smith: I have been asked to reply.
	The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
	 Letter from Jil Matheson, dated December 2009:
	As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions.
	The estimates in the following table are taken from the Inter-Departmental Business Register and show the count of companies by requested classification as at March 2008, the latest date for which estimates are available. All classifications are based on the UK Standard Industry Classification 2003.
	The table contains counts of companies held on the Inter-Departmental Business Register. The counts exclude units that are classified as sole proprietors, partnerships, and businesses classified to the non-profit or public sector.
	
		
			  UK Standard Industrial Classification 2003  West Yorkshire Metropolitan County  Leeds  Leeds West 
			 75 Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security 0 0 0 
			 70-74 Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities 12,565 5,250 315 
			 65-67 Financial Intermediation 645 275 5 
			 05 Fishing 5 5 0 
			 01-02 Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry 275 90 5 
			 95-97 Private Households Employing Staff and Undifferentiated Production Activities of Households for Own Use 0 0 0 
			 90-93 Other Community, Social and Personal Service Activity 1,560 630 30 
			 85 Health and Social Work 720 245 10 
			 99 Extra-territorial Organisations and Bodies 0 0 0 
			 80 Education 405 140 10 
			 29 Manufacture of Machinery and Equipment Not Elsewhere Classified 460 115 20 
			 27-28 Manufacture of Basic Metals and Fabricated Metal Products 875 220 35 
			 26 Manufacture of Other Non-metallic Mineral Products 140 30 5 
			 25 Manufacture of Rubber and Plastic Products 245 50 5 
			 24 Manufacture of Chemicals, Chemical Products and Man-made Fibres 120 40 5 
			 23 Manufacture of Coke, Refined Petroleum Products and Nuclear Fuel 10 0 0 
			 2212 Publishing of newspapers 10 0 0 
			 2211 Publishing of books 35 15 0 
			 22 Publishing, Printing and Reproduction of Recorded Media 595 255 45 
			 21 Manufacture of Pulp, Paper and Paper Products Publishing and Printing 65 15 0 
			 20 Manufacture of Wood and Wood Products 215 55 10 
			 19 Manufacture of Leather and Leather Products 25 10 0 
			 17 -18 Manufacture of Textiles and Textile Products 370 85 10 
			 15 Manufacture of Food Products, Beverages and Tobacco 145 40 0 
			 15-37 Manufacturing 4,225 1,215 175 
			 5510 Hotels 75 25 0 
			 55 Hotels and Restaurants 1,285 525 40 
			 5271-5274 Repair of Personal and Household Goods 95 30 0 
			 52 Retail 2,865 1,040 70 
			 51 Wholesale Trade and Commission Trade, Except of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles 2,820 915 85 
			 5050 Retail sate of automotive fuel 60 15 5 
			 5010-5040 Sale, Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles 1,050 310 45 
			 45 Construction 4,410 1,530 170 
			 40-41 Electricity, Gas and Water Supply 10 5 0 
			 36-37 Manufacture Not Elsewhere Classified 490 145 20 
			 34-35 Manufacture of Transport Equipment 115 25 0 
			 30-33 Manufacture of Electrical and Optical Equipment 440 150 15 
			 63 Supporting and Auxiliary Transport Activities; Activities of Travel Agencies 335 100 10 
			 6024 Freight transport by road 600 155 20 
			 60-64 Transport, Storage and Communications 1,345 420 50 
			 5540 Bars 420 155 15 
			 5530 Restaurants 665 285 15

Construction: Economic Situation

Lindsay Hoyle: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what his most recent assessment is of the effects on the construction industry of the recession; and if he will make a statement.

Ian Lucas: According to data published on 3 December by the Office for National Statistics, total construction output in the third quarter of 2009 rose by 2 per cent. compared with the previous quarter. An increase in repair and maintenance of 10 per cent. over the previous quarter offset a fall in new work of 4 per cent.
	Information on construction new orders is more volatile, but data published on 10 December showed infrastructure and public non-housing work holding up, with increases of 46 per cent. and 13 per cent. respectively in the 12 months to October 2009 when compared with the previous 12 month period. Overall, new orders were 5 per cent. down in the three months to October compared to the previous three months, and fell by 19 per cent. in the 12 months to October 2009 compared to the previous 12 month period.

Office of Fair Trading: Training

Graham Stuart: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many  (a) away days and  (b) conferences that took place outside the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) buildings attended by civil servants in the OFT there have been since 2005; and what the cost was of each.

Kevin Brennan: OFT's expenditure on conferences since 2005 is show in the following table.
	
		
			   £ 
			 January 2005 - March 2005 22,445 
			 2005-06 (April-March) 108,562 
			 2006-07 214,221 
			 2007-08 80,495 
			 2008-09 118,274 
		
	
	Information on the number of conferences attended, and on away days generally, is not available without disproportionate cost.

Older Workers: Vocational Training

David Simpson: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many and what proportion of people over 55 years old have been assisted in learning new job skills in each of the last three years.

Kevin Brennan: Data is available from the Labour Force Survey on self-reported participation in training related to their current or a job they might be able to do in the future for England.
	These estimates will not include everyone obtaining new job skills as some people surveyed may be studying for relevant qualifications that they do not personally consider to be job related.
	Table 1 shows the proportion of working age people over 55 years old who say they have participated in training related to a current or future job in Quarter 2 (April to June) for the last three years. Annual estimates are not available as the question is only asked on the Labour Force Survey in Quarter 2 and covers only the preceding three months.
	
		
			  Table 1: Training for working age people over 55 year-old in England 
			   Number reporting being in training for a current or future job  Percentage reporting being in training for a current or future job 
			 Q2 2007 472,000 12.0 
			 Q2 2008 500,000 12.8 
			 Q2 2009 501,000 13.0 
			  Base:  56-59/64 year olds, England  Source:  Labour Force Survey 
		
	
	We also hold information on the number of learners that were participating in LSC-funded Further Education. Table 2 shows the number of learners aged 55 or over participating in some form of further education. Note that not all of these learners will be learning skills relevant to a new job.
	
		
			  Table 2: Participation in Further Education of learners aged 55 or over 
			   Participation for learners aged 55 or over 
			 2005-06 706,800 
			 2006-07 536,000 
			 2007-08 506,800 
			  Notes: 1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred 2. 2. Age is based on academic age as at 31 August of the start of the academic year.  Source:  FE ILR

Policy Objectives

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many regulatory impact assessments have cited peace of mind as a policy objective since 1997.

Ian Lucas: Analysis has been carried out on impact assessments contained within the impact assessment library, published on the BRE website which date between 1 January 2008 and 18 December 2009, totalling 450 impact assessments.
	No impact assessments were found to cite peace of mind as a policy objective.

Voting Rights: Public Companies

Richard Ottaway: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to review the operation of company law in respect of the sale and purchase of shares for the purposes of restricting voting rights in respect of public companies.

Ian Lucas: I expect shareholders to take their responsibilities as company owners seriously. I welcome the Financial Reporting Council's agreement to take responsibility for a stewardship code for institutional investors, building on the work of the Institutional Shareholders' Committee. The Government believe that it is important for long term sustainable growth that there is effective engagement between companies and institutional shareholders, and wants to see London as a centre of excellence in this area. My noble Friend the Secretary of State will be meeting leading companies and institutional shareholders on 11 January 2010 to explore with them how engagement in the UK market might be made more effective.

Antisocial Behaviour Orders: West Yorkshire

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued to residents of  (a) Leeds West constituency and  (b) West Yorkshire since 2002.

Alan Campbell: The latest available published data on the number of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) issued covers the period one April 1999 to 31 December 2007 and are not available below criminal justice system (CJS) area level.
	The number of ASBOs issued at all courts in the West Yorkshire CJS area between 2002 and 2007 is 1,102.
	The majority of these ASBOs will have been issued to persons resident in West Yorkshire, however it is possible for courts to issue an ASBO to a person whether or not they reside in the area served by the court. Centrally collected information on ASBOs issued does not include details of the location of ASBO recipients' residences. This information could only be ascertained by examination of individual court files, which could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.

Crimes of Violence: Schools

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many pupils in each region were  (a) convicted,  (b) permanently excluded and  (c) temporarily excluded for (i) assaulting and (ii) sexually assaulting teachers or other school staff in each of the last three years.

Vernon Coaker: I have been asked to reply.
	The Court Proceedings Database held by the Ministry of Justice contains information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales on a persons basis. These data include information on the age of the defendant, their gender, the police force area and court where proceedings took place as well as the specific offence and statute for the offence. Other than where specified in a statute statistical information held does not identify the employment status of a victim of an offence.
	Data on reasons for exclusion includes information on physical assault, verbal abuse or threatening behaviour against an adult, and on sexual misconduct, but not specifically against teachers or school staff.
	In 2005/06, data on fixed period exclusions and on reasons for permanent exclusion were collected from secondary schools only.
	The available information on reasons for exclusion by local authority and Government office region is published as follows:
	 2007/08
	http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000860/index.shtml
	table 21 for permanent exclusions and table 22 for fixed period or temporary exclusions.
	 2006/07
	http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000793/index.shtml
	table 22 for permanent exclusions and table 23 for fixed period exclusions.
	 2005/06
	http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000733/index.shtml
	table 15 for permanent exclusions and table 16 for fixed period exclusions, from maintained secondary schools.

Departmental ICT

Nick Hurd: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer to the right hon. Members for Horsham of 5 March 2009,  Official Report, column 1774W, on departmental ICT, what the job title and job specification is of each of the embedded communicators; and what the responsibilities are of  (a) embedded communicators and  (b) officials working in (i) his Department's press office and (ii) a communications department in one of his Department's agencies.

Phil Woolas: The Home Office Crime Reduction and Community Safety Group (CRCSG) is now the Crime and Policing Group (CPG). The job titles and specifications of their communications staff are listed in Table 1. The communicators in the Office of Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT) are listed in Table 2.
	The UK Border Agency became an agency on one April 2009 meaning the communication team are no longer embedded in relation to the Home Office.
	Press officers are not considered to be embedded communicators although their responsibilities include:
	organising ministerial interviews, visits, announcements and publicity around speeches and events;
	providing timely proactive and reactive media handling advice to Ministers and senior officials;
	skilfully and effectively briefing journalists accurately and with authority;
	working closely with Ministers' private offices, officials and communications colleagues to plan and implement media strategies across a broad range of media outlets including specialist, lifestyle, online and other new media; and
	developing an understanding of issues across the Department.
	The role of officials in the Press Office are to:
	provide administration support to the senior management team;
	lead on recruitment and training of staff;
	manage press office systems ensuring press release statements and operational notes reach the target audience;
	manage TV interviews; and
	book travel and accommodation on behalf of press officers.
	The responsibility of communicators in the Home Office's agency, UK Border Agency are:
	promoting compliance with immigration and customs requirements, and deterring illegality, by highlighting penalties and enforcement activity;
	facilitating legitimate travel and trade by providing information to the travelling public, applicants and businesses on customs and immigration requirements;
	engaging with customers, stakeholders, the public and staff in order to improve our services and policies;
	facilitating good management of the agency through providing information to, and engagement with, the agency's 25,000 staff in 135 countries; and
	facilitating visits to agency facilities and services by parliamentarians, diplomatic visitors and other stakeholders.
	The roles of officials working in the communication department include stakeholder support staff, administrators, technical staff, managers and non-specialists.
	
		
			  Table 1: Communication staff in the Crime and Policing Group 
			  Job title  Job specification 
			 Stakeholder communications Leads on management, delivery and evaluation of CPG communications and stakeholder engagement projects in order to deliver business objectives 
			 Crime communications adviser Leads on communication strategies across the crime agenda as covered by the Crime Directorate 
			 Drugs and alcohol communicators adviser Leads on communication strategies across the drugs, alcohol and partnership agenda as covered by the Drugs Alcohol and Partnerships Directorate 
			 Policing communication adviser Leads on stakeholder communications and the delivery of communications plans across the policing and organised crime agenda. 
			 Corporate communication adviser Leads on e-comms and branding across the groups internal communications; supports delivery of CPGs corporate business plan and internal engagement activities 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 2: Communication staff in the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism 
			  Job title  Job specification 
			 Senior communications adviser Assist in the planning and co-ordination of communications work across OSCT 
			 Communications manager Supporting the public consultation on communications data and Interception Modernisation Programme 
			 Stakeholder engagement coordinator Organising stakeholder engagement events for the programme 
			 Communications officer Lead implementation of a stakeholder engagement plan to support legislation to deliver Interception Modernisation Programme 
			 Internal communications Manage involvement at key exhibitions and conferences highlighting the role and work of Olympic Security Directorate within the Olympic family and ensuring an appropriate understanding of the programme and plans among key delivery partners and industry 
			 Internal communications adviser Managing the delivery of internal communications within OSCT, utilising the full range of channels

Departmental Official Cars

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of providing official cars for the use of  (a) Ministers and  (b) officials in the last 12 months.

Phil Woolas: I refer the hon. Member to the written ministerial statement about the cost of ministerial cars made by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Gillingham (Paul Clark), on 16 July 2009,  Official Report, columns 79-80WS.
	For the cost of cars to officials, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, the hon. Member for Gillingham (Paul Clark) on 2 December 2009,  Official Report, column 762W.

Departmental Taxis

Ian Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what contracts his Department has with private hire taxi companies; and what expenditure his Department has incurred against each such contract in each of the last three years.

Phil Woolas: The Home Department held a contract with Black Cabs/Radio Taxi/A2B Radio Cars/Matrix which expired in November 2008. The Department currently has an agreement with the Government Car and Despatch Agency's Green Car service for the provision of cars and drivers. Available expenditure data is as follows:
	
		
			  £ 
			   Taxi company 
			  Financial year  Black Cabs/Radio Taxi/A2B Radio Cars/Matrix  GCDA's Green Cars 
			 2007-08 257,000 (1)- 
			 2008-09 259,000 115,000 
			 2009 (April to September) (2)- 191,000 
			 (1) Only available at disproportionate cost. (2) Contract expired.

Departmental Telephone Services

Mark Lazarowicz: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many telephone lines with the prefix  (a) 0870,  (b) 0845 and  (c) 0800 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls were received to each number in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.

Phil Woolas: A number of Home Office business areas operate directly, fund or contribute to the running of telephone lines using 0870, 0845 and 0800 numbers via third sector partners and external groups.
	Details of the operation of these telephone lines are not kept centrally. It is therefore not possible to provide information requested about the number of calls received in the last 12 months.
	A breakdown of telephone lines is as follows:
	 Home Office headquarters
	Home Office headquarters does not operate any telephone lines directly.
	 Identity and Passport Service
	There are currently five Identity and Passport Service (IPS) telephone lines which all use 0300 numbers.
	 UK Border Agency
	The UK Border Agency has a total of 12 telephone lines, six of which operate on 0870, 0845, 0800 and the remaining six operate on local or 0300 numbers.
	 Criminal Records Bureau
	The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) has six telephone lines which use 0870 numbers.
	The Home Office has undergone an exercise to rationalise its telephone line numbers. Many of its current telephone lines use the 03 prefix where the cost of the call, including those made from a mobile phone, is the same as a standard landline with an 01 or 02 code but not linked to a specific geographic area.
	Until January 2009, all calls to 0845 numbers were charged at the local rate by all providers. BT announced that calls from BT lines to these numbers are now free. Ofcom has also ruled that from one August 2009 the cost of 0870 must be the same as an 0300 call.

Deportation

Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 30 November 2009,  Official Report, column 474W, on deportation, from what budget the cost of legal proceedings relating to the deportation of foreign nationals on grounds of national security are met; and how much such proceedings have cost in each year since 1997.

Phil Woolas: The cost of the legal proceedings relating to the deportation of foreign nationals on grounds of national security are met from either the Special Cases Directorate of the UK Border Agency or from the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism based in the Home Office (or from another directorate of UK Border Agency which may have an interest).
	With regard to the cost of proceedings in each year since 1997; the information requested is not centrally collated and could be obtained only by examination of individual case files which would incur a disproportionate cost.
	The type of legal costs incurred by the UK Border Agency in pursuing the deportation of foreign national offenders are those associated with judicial reviews, private law claims and the cost of defending deportation decisions before the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal and the High Court.

Entry Clearances: Iran

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many visas were issued to Iranian nationals by posts in  (a) Dubai and  (b) Tehran in each of the last 10 years.

Phil Woolas: The number of visas issued to Iranian nationals in  (a) Dubai and  (b) Tehran in each year since 2004 is shown in the following table. UKBA does not hold data prior to 2004.
	
		
			  Report year  Nationality  Post Name  Issued 
			 2004 Iran Dubai (BE) 1,285 
			 2004 Iran Tehran (BE) 27,702 
			 2005 Iran Dubai (BE) 1,334 
			 2005 Iran Tehran (BE) 28,302 
			 2006 Iran Dubai (BE) 1,465 
			 2006 Iran Tehran (BE) 35,405 
			 2007 Iran Dubai (BE) 1,324 
			 2007 Iran Tehran (BE) 31,496 
			 2008 Iran Dubai (BE) 1,248 
			 2008 Iran Tehran (BE) 27,597 
			 2009 Iran Dubai (BE) 524 
			 2009 Iran Tehran (BE) 15,710 
			  Source:  CRS 7 December 2009. This data are based on management information. It is provisional and subject to change.

Internet: Advertising

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps his Department is taking to regulate online advertising.

Si�n Simon: I have been asked to reply.
	All advertising in paid for space in the UK, including online advertising is strictly controlled through a system of co-regulation and self-regulation, which is administered by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). This regulatory system is independent of Government and is ultimately responsible for setting the standards for all advertising.
	The bodies responsible for writing and maintaining the advertising codes, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP), are currently finalising a full review of all the advertising codes to ensure they remain up-to-date.
	In addition to this work, the industry has also been considering the extent of new media regulation, particularly in the light of the recommendations set out in the Byron Review-Safer Children in a Digital World. The review recommended industry take steps to 'future proof' the current system for advertising regulation, taking account of new forms of online advertising outside the remit of the existing regulatory system.
	It is anticipated that the new advertising codes and the industry's proposals to extend the scope of regulation to areas of new media marketing, will be published in the first quarter of 2010.

Serious Organised Crime Agency: Manpower

Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many warranted officers of the Serious Organised Crime Agency were based  (a) in the UK and  (b) overseas on 1 December 2009.

Alan Campbell: Officers in the Serious Organised Crime Agency are not designated as warranted. They are designated as having the powers of a police officer, an immigration officer or the customs powers of revenue and customs. As of one December 2009, 1,570 SOCA officers were designated with these powers; 88 of these officers are based overseas.

Shoplifting

Malcolm Moss: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were reported to police on suspicion of shoplifting offences in  (a) each division in Cambridgeshire and  (b) England in each of the last 10 years.

Alan Campbell: The available data relates to shoplifting offences recorded by the police in England and in each Basic Command Unit (BCU) in Cambridgeshire.
	Shoplifting data at BCU level is only available from 2000-01.
	
		
			  Table 1: Offences of shoplifting recorded by the police-1999-2000 to 2001-02 
			Cambridgeshire Basic Command Unit 
			   England  Central  Northern  Southern 
			 1999-2000 278,243 n/a n/a n/a 
			 2000-01 279,198 903 1,605 1,236 
			 2001-02 291,689 940 1,758 1,326 
			 n/a - Not available. 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 2: Offences of shoplifting recorded by the police-2002-03 to 2008- 09( 1) 
			Cambridgeshire Basic Command Unit 
			   England  Central  Northern  Southern 
			 2002-03 294,062 1,053 1,643 1,724 
			 2003-04 286,440 1,059 1,505 1,601 
			 2004-05 265,789 842 1,511 1,277 
			 2005-06 279,908 807 1,582 1,371 
			 2006-07(2) 278,241 960 1,378 1,507 
			 2007-08 274,146 909 1,462 1,569 
			 2008-09 302,499 1,112 1,840 1,766 
			 (1) The National Crime Recording Standard was introduced in 2002-03 and data before and after that date are not directly comparable. (2) Cambridgeshire BCUs revised in 2006-07.

Death: Leeds

John Battle: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the main causes of death were for  (a) men and  (b) women living in Leeds West constituency in each of the last 10 years.

Angela Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
	 Letter from Jil Matheson, dated December 2009:
	As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what the main causes of death were for (a) men and (b) women living in Leeds West constituency in each of the last 10 years. (306991)
	The tables attached identifies the main causes of death for (a) males and (b) females in Leeds West parliamentary constituency for each of the years 1999 to 2008 (the latest year available).
	
		
			  Table 1. Main causes of death classified according to the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9), males, Leeds West parliamentary constituency, 1999 to 2000( 1, 2, 3) 
			   Years when this was a main cause of death for males  
			  Cause of death  1999  2000  ICD-9 codes 
			 Cerebrovascular diseases * * 430-438 
			 Chronic lower respiratory diseases * * 490-494, 496 
			 Influenza and pneumonia * * 480-487 
			 Ischaemic heart diseases * * 410-414 
			 Malignant neoplasm (cancer) of colon, sigmoid, rectum and anus * - 153-154 
			 Malignant neoplasm (cancer) of oesophagus * - 150 
			 Malignant neoplasm (cancer) of prostate * * 185 
			 Malignant neoplasm (cancer) of stomach * * 151 
			 Malignant neoplasm (cancer) of trachea, bronchus and lung * * 162 
			 (1 )Causes of death recorded as the underlying cause in at least 10 male deaths registered in the year in question. These causes accounted for 59 per cent. of all male deaths in Leeds West parliamentary constituency between 1999 and 2008. (2) Cause of death in England and Wales is defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) for the years 1999 and 2000, and Tenth Revision (1CD-10) for 2001 onwards. (3) Based on boundaries as of 2009.  Note: The words in brackets have been added for clarity and are not part of the International Classification of Diseases. 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 2. Main causes of death classified according to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), males, Leeds West parliamentary constituency, 2001 to 2008( 1, 2, 3) 
			   Years when this was a main cause of death for mates  
			  Cause of death  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  ICD-10 codes 
			 Cerebrovascular diseases * * * * * * * * 160-169 
			 Chronic lower respiratory diseases * * * * * * * * J40-J47 
			 Cirrhosis and other diseases of liver   * * * * * * K7G-K76 
			 Diabetes - * - - - - - - E10-E14 
			 Diseases of the urinary system - * - - - - - - N00-N39 
			 Heart failure and complications and ill-defined heart disease - - * - - - - - 150-151 
			 Influenza and pneumonia * * * * * * * * J10-J18 
			 Ischaemic heart diseases * * * * * * * * I20-I25 
			 Malignant neoplasm (cancer) of colon, sigmoid, rectum and anus * * * - * - * * C18-C21 
			 Malignant neoplasm (cancer) of oesophagus - - - * - - - - C15 
			 Malignant neoplasm (cancer) of pancreas - - - * - - - - C25 
			 Malignant neoplasm (cancer) of prostate - * - * * * * - C61 
			 Malignant neoplasm (cancer) of trachea, bronchus and lung * * * * * * * * C33, C34 
			 Malignant neoplasms (cancer) of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue - - - * - - * - C81-C96 
			 Suicide and injury/poisoning of undetermined intent - - * * - * * - X60-X84, Y10-Y34, exc.Y33.9 
			 (1 )Causes of death recorded as the underlying cause in at least 10 male deaths registered in the year in question. These causes accounted for S9 per cent. of all male deaths in Leeds West parliamentary constituency between 1999 and 2008. (2) Cause of death in England and Wales is defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) for the years 1999 and 2000, and Tenth Revision (ECD-10) for 2001 onwards. (3) Based on boundaries as of 2009.  Note: The words in brackets have been added for clarity and are not part of the International Classification of Diseases. 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 3. Main causes of death classified according to the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9), females, Leeds West parliamentary constituency, 1999 to 2000( 1, 2, 3) 
			   Years when this was a main cause of death for females  
			  Cause of death  1999  2000  ICD-9  c odes 
			 Cerebrovascular diseases * * 430-438 
			 Chronic lower respiratory diseases * * 490-494,496 
			 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue * - 710-739 
			 Heart failure and complications and ill-defined heart disease * - 428-429 
			 Influenza and pneumonia * * 480-487 
			 Ischaemic heart diseases * * 410-414 
			 Malignant neoplasm (cancer) of colon, sigmoid, rectum and anus * * 153-154 
			 Malignant neoplasm (cancer) of trachea, bronchus and lung * * 162 
			 Malignant neoplasms (cancer) of breast * * 174-175 
			 (1 )Causes of death recorded as the underlying cause in at least 10 female deaths registered in the year in question. These causes accounted for 59 per cent. of all female deaths in Leeds West parliamentary constituency between 1999 and 2008. (2 )Cause of death in England and Wales is defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) for the years 1999 and 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) for 2001 onwards. (3) Based on boundaries as of 2009.  Note: The words in brackets have been added for clarity and are not part of the International Classification of Diseases. 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 4. Main causes of death classified according to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), females, Leeds West parliamentary constituency, 2001 to 2008( 1, 2, 3) 
			   Years when this was a main cause of death for females  
			  Cause of death  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  ICD-10 Codes 
			 Aortic aneurysm and dissection * - - - - - - - 171 
			 Cerebrovascular diseases * * * * * * * * 160-169 
			 Chronic lower respiratory diseases * * * * * * * * J40-J47 
			 Dementia and Alzheimer's disease * * - * * * - * F01, F03, G30 
			 Diabetes - - * - - - - - E10-E14 
			 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue * * - - - - - - M00-M99 
			 Diseases of the urinary system - - - - - - - * N00-N39 
			 Heart failure and complications and ill-defined heart disease * * * - - - * - 150-151 
			 Influenza and pneumonia * * * * * * * * J10-J18 
			 Ischaemic heart diseases * * * * * * * * 120-125 
			 Malignant neoplasm (cancer) of colon, sigmoid, rectum and anus * - - * * - * * C18-C21 
			 Malignant neoplasm (cancer) of trachea, bronchus and lung * * * * * * * * C33, C34 
			 Malignant neoplasms (cancer) of breast * * * * * * * * C50 
			 (1 )Causes of death recorded as the underlying cause in at least 10 female deaths registered in the year in question. These causes accounted for 59 per cent. of all female deaths in Leeds West parliamentary constituency between 1999 and 2008. (2) Cause of death in England and Wales is denned using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (1CD-9) for the years 1999 and 2000, and Tenth Revision ([CD-10) for 2001 onwards. (3) Based on boundaries as of 2009.  Note: The words in brackets have been added for clarity and are not part of the International Classification of Diseases.

Diseases: Leeds

John Battle: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the  (a) diagnosis and  (b) mortality rate was for (i) chronic lung disease, (ii) coronary heart disease and (iii) cancer in Leeds West constituency in each of the last 15 years.

Angela Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
	 Letter from Jil Matheson, dated December 2009:
	As National Statistician, I have been asked for to reply to your recent question asking what the (a) diagnosis and (b) mortality rate was for (i) chronic lung disease, (ii) coronary heart disease and (iii) cancer in Leeds West constituency in each of the last 15 years. (306992)
	Figures on newly diagnosed cases (incidence) of chronic lung disease and coronary heart disease are not readily available. Mortality and incidence rates for parliamentary constituencies which do not share boundaries exactly with a local authority can be calculated only from 2001 onwards. The tables below provide (a) the age standardised cancer incidence rate and (b) age standardised mortality rates for (i) chronic lung disease, (ii) coronary heart disease and (iii) cancer in West Leeds parliamentary constituency for the years 2001 to 2007 (the latest available).
	Parliamentary constituency population estimates on which these rates are based are experimental statistics, that is, statistics which are in a testing or consultation phase, and therefore should be treated with caution.
	
		
			  Table 1: Age-standardised cancer incidence rates,( 1, 2)  Leeds, West parliamentary constituency,( 3 ) 2001 to 2007( 4,5) 
			   Cancer (cases per 100,000) 
			 2001 435 
			 2002 441 
			 2003 409 
			 2004 457 
			 2005 484 
			 2006 432 
			 2007 400 
			 (1) Age-standardised cancer registration rates per 100,000 population, standardised to the European Standard Population. Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages. (2) Cancer incidence defined using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes C00-C97 excluding code C44: non-melanoma skin cancer. (3) Based on boundaries and postcode allocation, as of 2009. (4) Newly diagnosed cases registered in each calendar year. (5) Parliamentary constituency population estimates used to calculate the incidence rates are experimental statistics. 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 2: Age standardised mortality rates for chronic lung disease, coronary heart disease and cancer,( 1, 2)  Leeds, West parliamentary constituency,( 3)  2001 to 2007( 4) 
			  Deaths per 100,000 
			   Chronic lung disease  Chronic heart disease  Cancer 
			 2001 48 142 209 
			 2002 59 152 243 
			 2003 59 130 219 
			 2004 46 126 229 
			 2005 50 125 215 
			 2006 34 116 209 
			 2007 35 140 260 
			 (1) Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 population, standardised to the European Standard Population. Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages. (2) Cause of death was defined using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes J40-J47for chronic lung disease, I20-I25 for coronary heart disease and C00-C97 for cancer. (3 )Based on boundaries and postcode allocation, as of 2009. (4) Parliamentary constituency population estimates used to calculate the incidence rates are experimental statistics.

Employment: Leeds

John Battle: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people are employed in 
	(1)  the service sector in Leeds;
	(2)  the financial sector in Leeds;
	(3)  commerce in each industry sector in  (a) Leeds West constituency and  (b) Leeds;
	(4)  manufacturing in each industry sector in  (a) Leeds West constituency and  (b) Leeds.

Angela Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
	 Letter from Jil Matheson, dated December 2009:
	As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking how many people are employed in the service sector in Leeds; how many people are employed in the financial sector in Leeds; how many people are employed in commerce in each industry sector in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds; and how many people are employed in manufacturing in each industry sector in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds (306583,306584, 306585 and 306586)
	The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles employment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions. Unfortunately the sample size does not support analyses of employment by industry for the Leeds West Constituency.
	Table 1 shows the number of persons in employment by each industrial sector for persons resident in Leeds for the latest available 12 month period, ending in March 2009 from the APS.
	As with any sample survey, estimates from the APS arc subject to a margin of uncertainty. A guide to the quality of the estimates is given in table 1.
	National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at: http://www.nomisweb.co.uk.
	
		
			  Table 1: Number of persons resident in Leeds in employment in each industrial sector, April 2008 to March 2009 
			   Thousands 
			 Agriculture and Fishing (1)****- 
			 Energy and Water (1)****- 
			 Manufacturing ***43 
			 Construction ***30 
			 Distribution, Hotels and Restaurants **69 
			 Transport and Communications ***29 
			 Banking, Finance and Insurance **70 
			 Public Administration, Education and Health **105 
			 Other Services ***19 
			 Total *372 
			 ( 1) Not available.  Note:  Coefficients of Variation have been calculated as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality below.  Guide to Quality: The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV-for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220  Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (%) Statistical Robustness * 0 = CV≤5 Estimates are considered precise ** 5 = CV ≤10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise *** 10 = CV ≤20 Estimates are considered acceptable **** CV 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes Source: Annual Population Survey

Population: Leeds

John Battle: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what forecast she has made of the population of Leeds City Council area in  (a) five,  (b) 10 and  (c) 15 years' time.

Angela Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
	 Letter from Jil Matheson, dated December 2009:
	.
	The Office for National Statistics (ONS) does not produce population forecasts.
	However, ONS does produce population projections for local authorities. The subnational population projections are demographic trend-based projections that indicate what the population levels of an area are likely to be if recently observed trends in fertility, mortality and migration were to continue. They take no account of future development policies which may affect trends.
	These projections are provided in Table I below. They are 2006-based subnational population projections which were published by the Office for National Statistics on 12 June 2008.
	
		
			  Table 1: Population Projections for Leeds 
			  Thousand 
			  Local Authority  Mid-2014  Mid-2019  Mid-2024 
			 Leeds 828 874 916